Medicaid Weighs Attaching Strings to Nursing Home Payments to Improve Patient Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes
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After the Pandemic Hit Nursing Homes Hard, California Lawmakers Push to Tighten Licensing Rules
(By Samantha Young for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Johanna Trenerry found a nursing home for her husband
Read morePrivate Equity Ownership of Nursing Homes Triggers Capitol Hill Questions — And a GAO Probe
(By Victoria Knight for Kaiser Health News) In his State of the Union address last month, President Joe Biden focused
Read moreNursing home staff laws would cost $4.9B per year: 4 study findings
(By Cailey Gleeson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Implementing a federal minimum staffing standard for nursing homes would cost at least
Read moreTo Families’ Dismay, Biden Nursing Home Reform Doesn’t View Them as Essential Caregivers
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) When the Biden administration announced a set of proposed nursing home reforms last
Read moreThe pandemic pummeled long-term care – it may not recover quickly, experts warn
(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) Nursing homes and other long term care facilities have lost a record number of residents
Read morePandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help
Read moreAt Nursing Homes, Long Waits for Results Render Covid Tests ‘Useless’
(By Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News) More nursing homes are waiting longer for covid-19 test results for residents and
Read moreIn California Nursing Homes, Omicron Is Bad, but So Is the Isolation
(By Linda Marsa for Kaiser Health News) Dina Halperin had been cooped up alone for three weeks in her nursing
Read moreTo Advance Information on Quality of Care, CMS Makes Nursing Home Staffing Data Available
(Source – CMS.gov) As part of its commitment to improve transparency and help families and caregivers find the best quality
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