Kimberly Marselas

A California company that operates 35 nursing homes in two states has filed for bankruptcy, making more real frequent warnings that financial pressure will soon lead to broad collapses across the sector.

HHS finalizes rule easing seniors’ access to Medicare Savings Program … Fitch: More bad news ahead for life plan communities … Will new COVID vaccines get to those who need them most? … Lumbar...

First up is a significant overhaul of the existing skilled nursing facility assessment, one that would put it higher on a surveyor’s dashboard and underpin efforts to enforce new staffing requirements.

Senate bill would devote $1.2 billion to RN training …  EEOC and Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division forge partnership to bolster enforcement … Starting PT sooner for people with dizziness...

While the rate of inflation has cooled considerably this year, very few nursing home leaders are experiencing any relief, according to results of the 2023 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey.

Officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Thursday defended their minimum staffing proposal for nursing homes as “balanced and achievable,” and provided more details on a coming program...

An influential senator is renewing his calls for increased funding for state survey agencies, following the release earlier this month of a federal staffing minimum that would require extensive on-site...

CCRCs outpace all others on occupancy: NIC … Senators introduce bill to increase minimum wage to $11 an hour … California bill increases required paid sick leave from 3 to 5 days, awaits governor’s...

With updated COVID vaccines expected to be widely available by week’s end, providers are ramping up efforts to get shots into arms as nursing home cases remain elevated compared to the last six months. 

Strikes authorized at four California nursing homes … Fortune magazine names Best Workplaces in Aging Services … Medicare Advantage enrollment rising faster in rural areas … First national directory...