» Senior Living Investment Brokerage coordinated the sale of two Tennessee skilled nursing communities in December. The communities have a total of 176 beds and are located in Mount Pleasant and Lenoir...
Embedded nurse part of new model to boost resident care
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2020
The Regenstrief Institute, an organization dedicated to technological innovation in healthcare, is investing in Indiana-based medical startup Care Revolution to expand an ongoing project funded by the...
Ask the payment expert: PDPM’s flexibility
By
Caryn Adams
Jan 05, 2020
Can you comment on the Patient Driven Payment Model’s flexibility? Facilities might reduce traditional therapy while adding group/social exercise classes and then have therapists guiding the curriculum...
Voice technology benefits also come with many risks
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 05, 2020
As technology use continues to evolve in long-term care, providers must always keep resident needs in mind while also staying focused on data privacy and security. It’s also an increasingly crucial part...
Esformes receives $44M penalty to go with jail time
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2020
After three years, the case of former long-term care mogul Philip Esformes has ended with a financial penalty that matches the personal level of enrichment gained in a massive fraud scheme.
‘Scary’ SNF closure trend
Jan 05, 2020
Nebraska — The closure of more than a dozen nursing homes throughout the state of Nebraska in 2019 is causing an “economic ripple effect” on nearby towns, according to community members.
Voters support pay hike push
Jan 05, 2020
Massachusetts — An initiative to increase funding for Massachusetts nursing homes is closer to being on the ballot in 2020.
Funding cut to hit agencies
Jan 05, 2020
Idaho — The leader of Idaho’s Medicaid division has proposed a temporary cut in hospital and nursing home reimbursements following the governor’s request that all state agencies cut 1% from their...
Rush to more complex care? Not so fast, researchers say
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2020
The onset of the Patient Driven Payment Model may be driving some providers to admit more clinically complex residents, but that might not be the most lucrative strategy, according to new research.
Fatal fall results in $357K settlement
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2020
A skilled nursing facility that failed to send a 92-year-old resident to the hospital for fall treatment has been hit with a nearly $357,000 settlement by an arbitrator.