69th Annual AHCA/NCAL convention starts this weekend
The annual convention and expo for the nation’s largest association of nursing home operators kicks off Sunday and runs through Wednesday at the San Diego Convention Center.
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Operators are not ‘blasé’ about negative stories
Rather than putting the burden on skilled nursing providers, I challenge the news media, along with other institutions, to be fair and accurate, and report the good news, too.
All the data points to … you tell me
Returning from an early morning walk down to the harbor of this sleepy Cape Cod town, it’s hard not to feel hopeful. My geriatric pups Melvin and Theodore couldn’t get enough of the sea smells and feel of the sand under their little Shih Tzu paws.
Azar toes company line, which isn’t half bad
When the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services addressed a gathering of nursing home owners and operators Tuesday in Washington, it might not have been the HHS Secretary everyone had once hoped for. But at least he delivered his message straight and didn’t drop any big surprises on anyone.
Nursing home advocates say AGs’ push for punitive enforcement won’t improve quality
The leading association for skilled nursing providers said Friday that a call by state officials to reinstate tough federal enforcement policies might undercut quality gains.
A clever idea for a skilled care tax break. But there might be one little problem ….
Our new tax law gives some of the largest companies in America a substantial tax break. The American Health Care Association wouldn’t mind snapping off a similar reduction for many of its members.
Plans finalizing for AHCA Congressional fly-in
The American Health Care Association is closing online registration for next month’s Congressional Briefing conference today. The event, to be held June 4-5 in Washington, D.C., will feature Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carl Bernstein.
Nursing homes may be targeted for turning away patients being treated for opioid addiction
Federal investigators could begin cracking down on nursing facilities that refuse admission to patients being treated for opioid addiction, experts are warning.
Skilled nursing gets new targets for hospitalization, antipsychotic rates and more
Skilled nursing providers Tuesday got a peek at industry goals intended to advance quality over the next three years.
Withering report on misuse of antipsychotics in nursing homes overlooks industry efforts to improve, advocates say
Those who care for the nation’s seniors have been leaders in reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications in skilled nursing settings, advocates said Monday in response to a scathing Human Rights Watch report on the drugs’ misuse.
