HCR ManorCare in ‘active negotiations’ with several health systems
HCR ManorCare could be extending its reach to new health systems, Welltower executives revealed Thursday during a fourth-quarter earnings call.
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Lawmakers look to protect nursing homes, CCRCs from proposed CMS pay rule
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to withdraw or revise a proposed rule that could be costly for continuing care retirement communities and their residents.
Expert warns of bigger fines for leave-law violations if communication, training don’t improve
A legal expert is warning providers that effective communication could help prevent a costly violation after a skilled nursing facility was ordered to pay more than $13,000 in lost wages and damages for wrongfully terminating an employee who took maternity leave.
Also in the News for Friday, Feb. 14
Nursing home’s arbitration agreement nullified even though son signed document on behalf of resident … CMS announces new code for coronavirus lab test … State explains reasoning behind ‘first-of-its-kind’ decision to deny nursing home license … Nursing home accused of not notifying family of resident’s death, cremation months earlier
Proposed supplemental pay rule ‘not intended’ to reduce Medicaid payments: Verma
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule that targets supplemental payments is “not intended to reduce Medicaid payments” for providers but rather increase transparency, Administrator Seema Verma argued in a blog post Wednesday.
Genesis Healthcare’s LTC ACO announces partnership with SavaSeniorCare
Long-term care physicians that help care for residents in SavaSeniorCare facilities will now be able to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program through Genesis Healthcare’s accountable care organization.
Firms representing nursing homes can’t sue Illinois, managed care groups for unpaid bills
Firms representing nursing homes don’t have the authority to sue the state of Illinois and Medicaid managed care organizations for outstanding bills for beneficiaries, an appeals court has ruled.
Also in the News for Thursday, Feb. 13
South Dakota Senate committee approves measure that would allow nursing homes to consolidate with other providers … New York’s effort to find billions in Medicaid savings faces scrutiny … Nursing home closes down facility to visitors following doctor’s coronavirus diagnosis
All aboard! Ohio facility hosts Titanic-themed dinner for residents
The year is 1912, and thousands of passengers are boarding the RMS Titanic for its maiden voyage to New York City — at least that’s what staff members want residents to think. The culinary and programming departments of Otterbein Lebanon, in Lebanon, OH, recently joined forces to take residents back in time for a special Titanic-themed dinner party.
Study: Nursing homes have more hospital admissions, resident diversity since passage of OBRA ‘87
Nursing homes are admitting more patients from hospitals 30 years after the passage of the Omnibus Budget of Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA ’87), according to new research.
