Nearly three dozen Preferred Care Group facilities file for bankruptcy
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Nov 15, 2017
Thirty-three Preferred Care Group-affiliated nursing homes filed for bankruptcy on Monday, citing costly ongoing negligence and personal injury litigation against the provider.
SNFs’ neighborhoods, Medicaid reliance linked to providers’ fiscal stress
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Nov 15, 2017
The economic and racial makeup of the neighborhood where a nursing home is located plays a big role in how financially stressed it is, a new study confirms.
Florida providers look to state officials for generator funding
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Nov 15, 2017
A Florida long-term care provider association is voicing concerns over whether or not the state government will help providers cover the costs of installing generators in their facilities.
An unexpected consequence of workplace violence
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Nov 15, 2017
The healthcare industry is well aware of the consequences of workplace violence. With workplace violence-related injuries in the sector clocking in at nearly five times the rate as the private sector as...
Medicare cuts, individual mandate repeal rolled into GOP tax bill
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Nov 14, 2017
Republican Senators on Tuesday added a provision to their tax overhaul bill that would roll back the individual insurance mandate included in the Affordable Care Act.
AARP launches lawsuit against provider over alleged resident dumping
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Nov 14, 2017
A California long-term care facility is on the receiving end of a first-of-its-kind lawsuit from AARP. The seniors advocacy organization has accused the provider of “dumping” residents who...
FDA approves digital antipsychotic pill to track patient data
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Nov 14, 2017
A new type of antipsychotic pill approved by the Food and Drug Administration will be able to share information about when it was taken with patients and providers — but it comes with a warning for older...
Door decoration program brings residents’ stories, rooms to life
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Nov 14, 2017
Residents of a Canadian nursing home are getting the chance to spruce up their rooms with large custom door decals depicting everything from their favorite landscape to the door of their church.
Providers cautiously optimistic on new HHS head
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Nov 13, 2017
The nation’s largest long-term care provider associations expressed optimism Monday about their future collaborations with President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and...
‘Resident for a Day’ program delivers insights, recommendations for LTC leaders
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Nov 13, 2017
A program that placed administrators-in-training into the shoes of nursing home residents helped promote person-centered care, new research finds.