Study touts age-friendly health in VA centers … Cataract surgery tied to fewer falls, injuries in older adults … Online tool helps dementia caregivers mull firearm access
Also in the News for Monday, May 13, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 13, 2024
AARP tells Congress to reject efforts to overturn nursing home staffing rule … OIG finds CMS incentive payments for faster COVID test processing were vulnerable to abuse … VA improperly approved nearly...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 21, 2024
State Veterans Affairs head praises Pruitt’s role as clean-up contractor for troubled VA home … Consumer Voice to work with two states on improving financial transparency of nursing homes … Nursing...
Also in the News for Monday, Feb. 12, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 12, 2024
Nebraska lawmakers propose rate hikes for SNF, AL operators after 2023 veto … CMS proposes new oversight of accrediting organizations, including Joint Commission … GAO: Veterans Affairs must improve...
Also in the News for Thursday, Nov. 30
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 30, 2023
Government watchdog finds Veterans Affairs not adequately tracking coverage denials, appeals process … Senator urges CMS to push states toward better Medicaid dental coverage … Hospital plans to reopen,...
Report: End-of-life care gets better marks at VA living centers
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 15, 2023
A new study looks at the quality of end-of-life care at Department of Veterans Affairs community living centers (nursing homes) and community nursing homes that contract with the VA.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 24
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 24, 2023
CMS issues updated MDS corrections … Opening of North Carolina VA nursing home delayed … Nursing home among three New York cyberattack victims … Nurse practitioners, physicians just as likely to...
States reinvesting in veterans nursing homes following pandemic low point
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 04, 2023
Pennsylvania broke ground Tuesday on a 200-bed, long-term care facility for military veterans. It is one of at least four states that have recently invested in newer nursing homes specifically for veterans...
After COVID failures, VA home rally enables admissions resumption
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 16, 2023
A New Jersey veterans home can begin admitting new residents after getting its infection control protocols in line with federal standards, although an industry observer cautioned that some restrictions...
Veterans Affairs proposes pay change for state-run nursing homes
By
Joe Bush
Jan 03, 2023
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to adopt a new formula to calculate payments to state-run nursing homes that enter into an agreement to provide nursing home care to eligible veterans.