Registration underway for McKnight’s Fall Online Expo Sept. 14
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 04, 2023
Providers and other stakeholders are encouraged to register early for the McKnight’s Fall Online Expo, which starts at 10:30 a.m. ET Sept. 14 this year.
Nursing homes will see a higher-than-expected 4.0% increase in their Medicare Part A payments in fiscal 2024, per a finalized Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule publicized late Monday. But major...
Court doubles monitors in $83 million fraud case and nursing homes double down on defense
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 31, 2023
New York prosecutors successfully petitioned the courts for a preliminary injunction that requires a nursing home company accused of committing more than $83 million in Medicare and Medicaid fraud to pay...
Also in the News for Monday, July 31
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 30, 2023
Nurse who killed two nursing home patients with insulin has license suspended indefinitely … AHCA/NCAL announces 2023 award recipients … How physical restraints get reduced without increasing falls...
McKnight’s ‘Mood of the Market’ survey needs your thoughts
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 28, 2023
Responses are now being collected for the 2023 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey, the unique, award-winning project that gauges the feelings of top long-term care managers. Skilled nursing owners,...
Also in the News for Friday, July 28
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 28, 2023
Minus support of ‘certain Minnesota stakeholders,’ Good Samaritan parent pulls plug on second merger attempt with Fairview Health Services … Justice Department opens monopoly investigation into managed...
Major nurse-aide survey reveals top worries, ways to improve
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 27, 2023
Wednesday marked the start of a new CNA Fest in Little Rock, AR, and with it came results of a certified nursing aide survey that emphasized issues that have bothered nursing home direct care workers for...
Also in the News for Thursday, July 27
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 27, 2023
LTC groups release ‘lessons learned’ paper on COVID-19 vaccine access … CDC’s updated COVID-19 web page unveiled … CFO charged with $20k+ theft for alleged misuse of facility’s Amazon, Target...
Nursing home mourns ‘amazing’ nurse who was killed after saving patient in road
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 26, 2023
Friends, family and colleagues of a Michigan nursing home nurse who died in the line of duty were still searching for answers Tuesday, two days after she was struck and killed by a car trying to avoid...
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 26
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 26, 2023
Hebrew SeniorLife, Duke University land $10.5 million for osteoporosis study … Cooler economy pressuring rehab facility market … Lawsuit filed over Cigna’s use of algorithm that quickly denies claims...