Skilled care operators now find themselves on the bad business end of many a pointed finger.
Will $900M nursing home racketeering lawsuit get new life? The court is still out
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 13, 2023
A group of residents who allege a nursing home management company’s omission of key details from licensing applications rose to racketeering-level behavior is seeking new life for what could be a nearly...
Amid ProMedica ouster, advocates question new operator’s qualifications
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 30, 2022
Weeks after Welltower announced it plans to transition its ProMedica portfolio to a new operator, consumer advocates and mainstream media are questioning the track record of the selected firm.
Testing expenses could reach $15,000 per week for large nursing homes: report
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 11, 2020
It could cost larger nursing homes up to $15,000 per week to comply with new COVID-19 testing requirements for staff members, according to a report released this week by LeadingAge.
HHS details how to allocate latest $2.5B in relief funding
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 31, 2020
Nursing home operators received additional detail on how much control they’ll have over their portion of the $2.5 billion in coronavirus relief funding released to them last week.
Chew on this: Obesity rates a challenge
By
John O'Connor
Jul 29, 2013
For any way you slice it, too many of us are lugging around excessive weight. And the problem is only getting worse. In 1962, the nation’s obesity rate was 13%. It now stands at 35.7%, according...
