Cindy Smith has perhaps one of the greatest skills needed for long-term care: the knowledge and experience to reduce the time needed to obtain a prior authorization.
Half a century and 4 million meals haven’t slowed down this long-term care culinary king
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 10, 2024
For almost as long as there has been a Buena Vista Care Center in Santa Barbara, CA, Miguel Pulido has been there — making sure the residents of the nursing home are fed and happy.
Whistleblowers get another chance to fine-tune 8-year-old allegations against Genesis
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2024
More than eight years after first alleging False Claims Act violations against Genesis Healthcare and Sun Healthcare, a group of whistleblowers was given more time to refine its case.
Global group urges stronger response to antimicrobial resistance
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 09, 2024
World leaders need to do more to prevent the negative effects of drug-resistant infections, according to the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance in their report published last week.
The couple that works together stays together … for more than 40 years
By
Joe Bush
Sep 15, 2022
Nelson and Barbara Jimenez enjoyed a surprise retirement party Sept. 8 and residents lined up to say goodbye to the couple who have spent their lives together not only at home but also at work.
International nursing home conference this weekend
Nov 22, 2013
International experts in the field of long-term care will converge in St. Louis today for in-depth discussions and study about taking care of the elderly. Presenters include Florida Atlantic University’s...
Survey: Healthcare ranks high with voters for 2004
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 15, 2004
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has again recommended that skilled nursing facilities receive no inflationary payment adjustment in the coming year. The congressional advisory arm made a similar...
Former HCR ManorCare exec Keith Weikel remembered as long-term care ‘titan’
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 12, 2021
Keith Weikel, the former federal Medicaid chief who spent 20-plus years as a top executive for what was once the nation’s largest nursing home chain, is being remembered as one of the industry’s leading...
Long-term care pharmacy association presses Congress for flat-fee prescribing
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 25, 2013
Nearly 500 long-term care pharmacies signed a letter urging Congress to prohibit certain Medicare reimbursement practices, the Senior Care Pharmacy Alliance announced Thursday.
Senate bill would prohibit certain types of payments to long-term care pharmacies
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 13, 2013
Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors (PDPs) would be barred from using certain payment structures to long-term care pharmacies under a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate.