State regulators are investigating Dallas-based Senior Care Centers, the largest nursing home operator in Texas, for a series of alleged care lapses that occurred during Hurricane Harvey, reports The Dallas Morning News.
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John Mac Sells, the former CEO of Benchmark Healthcare of Festus (Mo.), was sentenced to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay over $667,000 for embezzling funds from the system's long-term care facilities.
House Democrats are advocating for a rule making it easier for residents to sue nursing homes, according to The Hill.
Enola, Pa.-based Post Acute Medical will construct a $17 million rehabilitation hospital in Round Rock, Texas, according to the Statesman.
Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare expects to take a $20 million hit on pre-tax earnings in the third quarter of this year from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
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A majority (64 percent) of skilled nursing facilities used EHRs in 2016, according to an ONC data brief.
A "significant percentage" of potential elder abuse and neglect incidents may go unreported, according to a recent audit by HHS' Office of Inspector General.
A one-year CMS study will investigate the cost effectiveness of telemedicine utilization in skilled nursing facilities.
Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare, in partnership with Indianapolis-based Community Health Network, will convert Kindred Hospital Indianapolis South, a 60-bed long-term care facility, into a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital.
CMS released its final rule for fiscal year 2018 payment rates and quality programs for skilled nursing facilities.