Nursing home worker fired over inability to lift heavy objects: federal suit … After securing historic Medicaid increase last year, Pennsylvania providers underwhelmed with flat rate for 2024 … County...
State’s access-to-care problems reflect the country’s nursing home problems
By
Joe Bush
Nov 22, 2022
Minnesotans’ access to long-term care is low. Most of the state’s nursing homes are turning away new admissions, according to a recent analysis by LeadingAge Minnesota’s Long-Term Care Imperative.
Also in the News for Friday, Nov. 18, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Nov 18, 2022
Judge finalizes $58 million COVID class action settlement against state veteran’s home … Pennsylvania DOH opens application from SNFs to receive $12 million of CDC workforce funding … Healthcare...
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.
Also in the News for Friday, Nov. 4, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Nov 04, 2022
Massachusetts nursing home nursing job vacancy rate stuck at 22% … New Hampshire nursing home seeks $5.2 million for infection control upgrades … GOP representatives demand CDC’s NY nursing home...
Providers hail another step toward more staffing agency oversight
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 19, 2022
Long-term care providers on Tuesday celebrated another positive step in a drive to extract more accountability out of staffing agencies. A Pennsylvania senate committee advanced to the full Senate hybrid...
Provider groups look to shape regulations after funding victories
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 23, 2022
As many states have moved to tighten regulations in lockstep with the federal focus on nursing home reform, providers are often sitting alongside worker and patient advocates whose voices have more traditionally...
Dan Davis promoted to president at Presbyterian Senior Living
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 07, 2022
Presbyterian Senior Living, a not-for-profit provider of senior and retirement care services has promoted Dan Davis to president and CEO.
Come one, come all: Intergenerational playground makes Londonderry Village unique
By
Joe Bush
Aug 31, 2022
Francis Glynn has been in the skilled nursing industry for 40 years and has nine grandchildren he loves to play with. Nowadays he gets to play with them at work.
State supreme court revives venue shopping in nursing home cases
By
Joe Bush
Aug 30, 2022
Advocates for skilled nursing and long-term care providers are criticizing a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that frees malpractice suits to be tried in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions.