Testing by a team of researchers with an Ohio VA medical center indicates that sporicidal disinfectants are more effective against the multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida…
LeadingAge Ohio has continued to work with the Department of Medicaid (ODM) to ensure timely, accurate ratesetting, reflecting the many payment changes included in the…
CMS provided notifications to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and non-Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Swing Beds (SBs) that were determined to be out of compliance with SNF Quality…
An Iowa nursing home is being sued for allegedly causing the death of an 83-year-old resident whose pressure sores progressed to huge, open wounds on…
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the arrest of a man from Olive…
Nearly two years after an EF-4 tornado destroyed Monette Manor, the nursing home reopened its doors. Monette Manor held an open house on Tuesday for…
Optimus Health Care, Inc., a federally-qualified health center (“FQHC”) based in Bridgeport, has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments…
A nurse who sued a Des Moines senior living facility in April for allegedly firing her for reporting wrongdoing has dismissed her lawsuit.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) recently launched an initiative to train 10,000 people as certified direct care professionals (CDCPs) to combat the state’s…
Medicare beneficiaries who were discharged alive after a covid-19 hospital admission had a higher post-discharge risk of death compared with historical influenza controls; this difference,…