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Florida law changes endanger nursing home patients, AARP says
An AARP Florida report showed legislative changes in the state's nursing home requirements reduced quality of care for residents. Meanwhile, lawmakers are considering more changes, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported March 6. -
5 dead, 94 infected in Massachusetts nursing home COVID-19 outbreak
A COVID-19 outbreak at Yarmouth, Mass.-based Windsor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has infected 75 residents and 19 staff, and five residents have died, boston.com reported March 5. -
Georgia nursing home closes after 24-hour notice
A Georgia nursing home was forced to close with only 24 hours' notice due to staff shortages and financial struggles, Local 3 News reported March 3. -
Pennsylvania nursing home in immediate jeopardy
The Pennsylvania health department placed a nursing home in immediate jeopardy after it did not give its residents their medications for two days, PennLive reported March 1. -
Nursing home owners to pay $7.2M for offering worthless services
The U.S. and New York state settled with eight nursing home owners for $7,168,000 to resolve allegations they submitted claims to Medicaid for worthless services provided to residents. -
Florida nursing home owner acquitted in patients' deaths
A judge acquitted Jorge Carballo, a Florida nursing home administrator who faced manslaughter charges for the death of nine residents, during the third week of his trial, radio station WLRN reported Feb. 25. -
Nursing home residents more likely to receive aggressive end-of-life cancer care: Study
A recent study found nursing home residents were more likely to have more aggressive end-of-life cancer care. -
International nurses could ease long-term care's staffing shortages
Immigrants could increase staff ratios and reduce staff shortages in nursing homes, according to a paper published in February by the National Bureau of Economic Research. -
Louisiana nursing home agency director used state card for personal purchases: Audit
The former executive director of the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators allegedly spent nearly $19,000 on personal expenses using an agency-issued credit card, the Louisiana Illuminator reported Feb. 20. -
The Joint Commission partnership to expand nursing home insurance benefits
The Joint Commission partnered with Manchester Specialty Programs to provide insurance pricing benefits to Joint Commission-accredited nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care, hospice and medical staffing firms. -
Former Florida nursing home owner charged in $6M tax scheme
A former Florida nursing home owner has been charged with willfully failing to pay $6 million in taxes that were withheld from employees' paychecks over to the IRS. -
Private equity-owned nursing homes linked to worse outcomes
Nursing homes owned by private equity companies or other types of investment firms have worse quality of care and patient outcomes, according to a Feb. 13 CMS news release. -
HHS proposed rule aims to increase nursing home owner transparency
HHS issued a proposed rule requiring nursing homes to disclose ownership and management information, including the provider of services to a facility. -
Serious violations at Florida nursing homes nearly doubled in 3 years
In 2022, Florida nursing homes were cited 83 times for putting residents at risk of immediate danger, nearly double the violations since before 2019, the Tampa Bay Times reported Feb. 10. -
Michigan nursing home owner must pay $69K in unpaid OT
The Labor Department ordered a Michigan nursing home owner and operator to pay $69,022 in back wages and damages for not paying her managers overtime. -
Are nursing home deaths amid a power outage manslaughter? Florida court to decide
A Florida nursing home administrator is on trial for the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma in 2017 in what his attorney calls a "scapegoat" case, ABC News reported Feb. 6. -
Iowa nursing home patient found breathing hours after pronounced dead
An Alzheimer's care facility in Iowa pronounced a 66-year-old woman dead, but funeral home staff unzipped her body bag to find her gasping for air, NPR reported Feb. 4. -
CEO of 24 nursing homes charged with 12 counts of fraud, conspiracy
A Wisconsin indictment charged Kevin Breslin, CEO of Park Ridge, N.J.-based Atrium Health and Senior Living, with a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. -
2 Ohio skilled nursing facilities to close, affecting 187 workers
Aultman said Feb. 1 that it will cease operations at two skilled nursing facilities: the Transitional Care Center at Aultman Woodlawn in Canton, Ohio, and the Community Care Center at Aultman Alliance (Ohio) Community Hospital. -
Complex Patients, Complex Treatment: Benefits of Timely Discharge to LTACHs
As America’s hospitalized patients become increasingly complex, so does their treatment. Today, almost 30 percent of US adults have multiple chronic conditions [1].
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