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New CMS quality measure targets home, community-based services for seniors, people with disabilities
CMS released its first home- and community-based services quality measure set July 21 to promote consistent quality measurement within and across such programs. -
Woodland Behavioral nursing home prepares for closure after controversial run
Nearly 120 residents remain at Woodland Behavioral and Nursing Center at Andover (N.J.) as the facility prepares to close in August after a troublesome history, Sparta Independent reported July 19. -
Federal staff minimums could cost nursing home industry $10B annually: 3 notes
Proposed federal staffing minimums for nursing homes could cost the industry $10 billion annually to hire more than 187,000 more caregivers, a July 19 report from the American Health Care Association and consulting firm Clifton Larson Allen found. -
6 systems seeking post-acute care talent
Below are six hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent. -
Troubled Iowa nursing home closing
Touchstone Healthcare Community in Sioux City, Iowa, which has been fined a total of $500,000 by the federal government since 2016, is closing, NBC affiliate KTIV reported July 15. -
CDC updates enhanced barrier guidelines for nursing homes
The CDC updated enhanced barrier precautions for nursing facilities July 12 to protect residents from multidrug-resistant organisms. -
7 systems seeking post-acute care talent
Below are seven hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent. -
CMS adds 4 categories to nursing home staff rating system
CMS updated its nursing home staffing rating system July 7 to include four new measures. -
NIC: Senior living occupancy up 4th consecutive quarter
Senior housing occupancy increased from 80.5 percent in the first quarter of 2022 to 81.4 percent in the second quarter, making it the fourth consecutive quarter increase, according to a July 7 report from the National Investment Center. -
Minnesota nursing home launches 1st-of-its-kind robot program
A first-of-its-kind robot programmed to help care for early-stage Alzheimer's patients debuted at the Estates of Roseville (Minn.) July 6. -
6 systems seeking post-acute care talent
Below are six hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent. -
5 recent nursing home closures
Here are five recent nursing home closures announced since May 26: -
CMS updates nursing home participation guidance
CMS released updated guidance June 29 on minimum health and safety standards that long-term care facilities must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid. -
7 systems seeking post-acute care talent
Below are seven hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent. -
Troubled North Carolina nursing home closes
The Citadel Salisbury (N.C.), a nursing home that was the site of the state's worst outbreak of COVID-19, closed after losing its Medicare agreement in May, 3WBTV reported June 23. -
Louisiana nursing home owner arrested on fraud, cruelty charges
Bob Dean, 68, a nursing home owner facing dozens of lawsuits over a botched Hurricane Ida evacuation, was charged June 22 with eight felony counts of cruelty to persons with infirmities, five felony counts of Medicaid fraud and two felony counts of obstruction of justice, USA Today reported June 22. -
6 systems seeking post-acute care talent
Below are five hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent. -
San Francisco's largest SNF begins discharging patients ahead of closure
Laguna Honda, San Francisco's largest skilled nursing facility, began discharging its 700 patients as part of a federally mandated plan to relocate all residents by September, The San Francisco Chronicle reported June 17. -
Nursing home booster rates slow as COVID-19 cases quadruple: AARP
COVID-19 infections in U.S. nursing homes quadrupled between mid-April and mid-May as booster rates waned, a new AARP analysis published June 16 found. -
Maine nursing home adjusts policies after 'historic' discrimination lawsuit
A Maine nursing home will establish policies and procedures to ensure it is a welcoming place for LGBTQ seniors after a 79-year-old transgender woman filed a discrimination lawsuit, NBC News reported June 16.
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