Mental Health Care by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes
(By Tony Leys for Kaiser Health News) KNOXVILLE, Iowa ― Bette Helm was glad to have someone to talk with
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After People on Medicaid Die, Some States Aggressively Seek Repayment From Their Estates
(By Tony Leys for Kaiser Health News) PERRY, Iowa — Fran Ruhl’s family received a startling letter from the Iowa
Read MoreNursing Home Owners Drained Cash During Pandemic While Residents Deteriorated
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors,
Read MoreWave of Rural Nursing Home Closures Grows Amid Staffing Crunch
(By Tony Leys for Kaiser Health News) WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she
Read MoreEntering the Winter Season, How Many Nursing Facility Residents and Staff Were Up-To-Date With Their COVID-19 Vaccines?
(By Priya Chidambaram and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 12, 2022) Moving into the holiday—and COVID-19/flu
Read MoreSupreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions
(By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media for Kaiser Health News) When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her
Read MoreNursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News on October 4, 2022) After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled
Read MoreBritain’s Hard Lessons From Handing Elder Care Over to Private Equity
(By Christine Spolar for Kaiser Health News) LONDON — A little over a decade ago, Four Seasons Health Care was
Read MoreCMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Drive Better Health Outcomes for Residents, Improve Staffing
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin detailing actions that states can
Read MoreNursing home chain’s tangled corporate structure and bankruptcy threats stymied litigation
(By Jared Whitlock for STAT) After a hospital stay in 2016 for a brain tumor, Regina Romero was transferred to
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