Federal regulators need to collect nursing home staffing data directly from payroll systems rather than from providers themselves, members of the Congressional Seniors Task Force said in a recent letter...
OK nursing home worker threatened to behead colleague in a terrorist act, authorities say
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 30, 2014
Police in Oklahoma City have arrested a nursing home worker who allegedly threatened to behead another staff member out of solidarity with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, according to news sources.
Senators push CMS to expand program for long-term care outside nursing homes
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 26, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should loosen regulations to allow more people to receive care in the community rather than in nursing homes, a bipartisan group of Senators wrote in a recent...
Also in the news for Sept. 26, 2014 …
Sep 26, 2014
New tool for managing dementia-related behaviors … UCLA paper emphasizes need to educate family members on risks of ‘turning’ fractures in nursing home residents … 80% of healthy...
Residents with Alzheimer’s might forget poor care but the emotional damage is lasting, study shows
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 25, 2014
A nursing home resident with Alzheimer’s might forget receiving poor or negligent care, but the bad feelings created by ill treatment still could persist, University of Iowa researchers say.
NIH announces $10M in funding to look at gender differences in clinical studies
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 24, 2014
The National Institutes of Health is releasing $10.1 million in supplemental funding for healthcare grant recipients to explore gender differences in their research. Men are overrepresented in studies,...
Nursing homes can’t carve out billing, collections in arbitration agreements, AR Supreme Court...
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 16, 2014
A nursing home arbitration agreement largely reserved the provider’s rights to sue residents while limiting residents’ legal options, causing it to fail a “mutual obligation” requirement,...
Also in the news for September 15, 2014 . . .
Sep 15, 2014
GA puts controversial nursing home rate hike on hold … Most Americans OK with gay couples in assisted living … Commerce Dept: Healthcare revenue rebounded in Q2
Nursing home agrees to $225,000 settlement over charges of asbestos exposure
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 12, 2014
A California nursing home has agreed to a $225,000 settlement over charges that it did not handle asbestos properly during a renovation, according to local news sources.
Genesis nursing home agrees to $75,000 settlement over charges of discriminating against a deaf worker
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 10, 2014
A New Jersey nursing home has agreed to a $75,000 settlement to resolve charges that it discriminated against a potential employee because of his deafness, federal authorities announced Monday.