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CMS takes steps to improve nursing home safety, transparency
The Biden-Harris administration and CMS are enacting new rules aimed at reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications and increasing transparency about nursing home citations to families. -
Missouri nursing home workers strike over claims of unequal pay, bed bugs
Employees at St. Louis-based Hillside Manor Healthcare and Rehab Center started striking Jan. 16 over alleged unequal pay, union-busting tactics and a bed bug infestation, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Jan. 16. -
California nursing home chain forced into state oversight for understaffing, unreported sexual assaults
Atlanta-based Mariner Health Care, a nursing home chain with 19 skilled facilities in California, has been forced into state oversight after allegedly understaffing facilities, not reporting sexual assaults and improperly discharging patients, NBC affiliate KNTV reported Jan. 12. -
Nursing home owner Bob Dean sued again — now for misusing HUD funds
Nursing home owner Bob Dean, who recently settled a class-action lawsuit for $12.5 million, is being sued by the U.S. government for allegedly misallocating $4 million in Federal Housing Administration funds. -
West Health, Sharp Memorial Hospital to create model of excellence for elderly care
West Health and Sharp Memorial Hospital, both based in San Diego, are partnering to create a model of excellence for older adults across the entire healthcare continuum. -
96% of nursing homes struggle with staffing issues: 6 industry stats
The American Health Care Association recently published the results of its "State of the Nursing Home Industry" survey. -
Nursing homes clear hurdle in 'de-densification' lawsuit
A group of nursing homes are celebrating a Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruling that granted a temporary injunction of a "de-densification" law, halting its enforcement, the Boston Business Journal reported Jan. 5. -
Court upholds Philip Esformes' $44M fraud penalties
Philip Esformes, a former nursing home chain operator whose prison sentence was commuted in 2020, is still liable for $44 million in penalties, an appeals court ruled. -
5 recent nursing home lawsuits
Here are five recent nursing home lawsuits Becker's has covered since Oct. 10: -
Nursing home associations ask OSHA to change COVID-19 requirements
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living sent a joint letter Jan. 4 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requesting its workplace safety standards remain consistent with CDC and CMS COVID-19 standards. -
Nursing home group sues New York state over minimum staffing law
Leading Age New York, an 80-member nursing home and care facility group, is suing New York state over a minimum staffing law and seeking an injunction to prevent the law's enforcement, ABC 13 affiliate WHAM reported Jan. 3. -
1 dead, 2 injured in Tennessee nursing home fire
A fire at Memphis, Tenn.-based Feels Like Home Senior Lifestyle Residences resulted in the death of one resident and injured two others, ABC affiliate WATN reported Dec. 29. -
Mississippi nursing home pipe bursts, flooding out 50 residents
Aspire Nursing and Rehabilitation of Donnellson (Iowa) evacuated 50 residents early Christmas Eve after the center's main water line ruptured and flooded the building, The Hawk Eye reported Dec. 28. -
5 systems seeking post-acute care leaders
Here are five hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent. -
Nurses' union protests nursing home closure, suspect retaliation
Nurses who recently unionized at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet, Ill., are protesting after the nursing home announced its closure, CBS Chicago reported Dec. 19. -
New York attorney general sues nursing home for alleged $22.6M Medicaid, Medicare fraud scheme
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing Rehabilitation in Woodbury for allegedly diverting over $22.6 million in Medicaid and Medicare funds to the owners' pockets. -
Top 10 post-acute stories of 2022
Here are the most-read 10 post-acute stories published by Becker's in 2022, listed in order from most to least popular: -
5 systems seeking post-acute care talent
Here are five hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent. -
Minnesota long-term facilities denied more than 11,000 admissions in October
A recent survey found nursing homes and assisted living communities in Minnesota were forced to deny more than 11,000 admissions in October due to staffing shortages. -
Louisiana to impose new nursing home evacuation rules
Louisiana has issued temporary evacuation rules for nursing homes that will be fully implemented in May, ABC affiliate KTBS reported Dec. 10.
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