LTC Newsletter Daily Update Also In The News

More states regulating private equity in long-term care … Researchers define strategies for social ties in long-term care communities … Ohio health system selling off its SNF assets

LTC sector seeing increase in post-pandemic Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions … North Carolina lawmakers considering staffing standard for state nursing homes … Nursing homes still without water, three...

Employee paychecks bounce after provider asks state for $14 million bailout … US whooping cough cases reach highest level in a decade …  AHCA’s Board of Governors and NCAL’s Board of Directors...

Long-term care M&A transactions outperform others in healthcare sector in first half of 2024 … Dementia twice as likely as other conditions to lead to a move following diagnosis … Study pinpoints mealtime...

New Jersey considers increasing personal care allowance from $50 to $140 a month … CMS contractor fined $300K over improper storage of Medicare beneficiary data … Weak oral motor ability linked to...

Hackers publish nursing homes’ stolen patient data … Provider wants $14M from NY to keep nursing home open … New CDC metric can be used to get ahead of viral outbreaks … Disgraced former nursing...

LTC insurance rates could increase 5 to 10% in 2025 … Seniors’ desire to age in place driven by distrust of residential facilities, analysis finds … CMS announces resources, flexibilities for Florida...

HHS warns healthcare providers of ‘double extortion’ hacker … More than 60 nursing homes evacuated, veterans’ homes built to withstand Category 5 storms accepting family evacuees as Hurricane Milton...

Five Massachusetts nursing homes placed in receivership, employees not paid … State attorney general hits healthcare staffing agency, home health company with $445K in fines for sick leave, other violations

Regulators eye rules for 600% increase in long-term care insurance rates … Antipsychotic use for nursing home residents with dementia varies by region …Guardian Pharmacy to ring NYSE closing bell Tuesday...