A worker walkout at Weinberg Campus in New York this week found an unusual ally: the nonprofit senior health community’s chief executive officer.
Dozens of providers join 4th lawsuit filed against funding, minimum staffing law
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 17, 2023
A fourth lawsuit has been filed against New York state’s profit-cap mandate that directs any facility profits over 5% to a statewide pool.
Permanent nursing home closures may loom with ‘defining moment’ at hand, providers and union warn
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 07, 2023
Labor and management are in lockstep that the 5% Medicaid reimbursement increase proposed by New York’s governor will not do nearly enough to alleviate the pressures facing nursing homes.
NY nursing home landlord, former operators to pay $7.2M in False Claims settlement
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2023
The landlord of an upstate New York nursing home and the unlicensed operators who ran the facility for years before its 2021 closure have agreed to pay nearly $7.2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations.
Also in the News for Monday, Dec. 19
By
Joe Bush
Dec 19, 2022
Final notice of PRF funds repayment process begins … Landa one of two NY nursing home owners accused of diverting almost $23 million federal money … Questions about past dog departing nonprofit facility...
Grieving Families Act would leave skilled nursing providers crying their own tears
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 12, 2022
Sweeping changes to wrongful death statutes in New York could open a much longer filing period for claims, expand the types of survivors eligible to sue nursing homes and the kinds of damages they can...
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 9
By
Joe Bush
Dec 09, 2022
South Dakota governor wants to raise Medicaid reimbursement to nursing homes from 70% to 90% of costs for Medicaid patients … NY nursing homes now required to notify families of confirmed new infections...
More states moving to add extra layers of nursing home scrutiny
By
Joe Bush
Nov 15, 2022
The debut of the most recent new state dashboard shows the lengths states are going to in order to increase transparency into nursing home quality and operations.
With surveys down to 4% of facilities in parts of New York, AARP report calls for quadrupling state ombudsman...
By
Joe Bush
Nov 14, 2022
Nursing home operators in New York are facing a new wave of public scrutiny after an AARP report noted that 96% of New York City nursing homes and adult care facilities received no visits from the state’s...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Nov 09, 2022
Class action lawsuit against NY nursing home for patient deaths … NJ veteran’s nursing home accused of putting residents in immediate jeopardy … Study finds disparities in LTC patients’ access...