Nurses who recently unionized at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet, Ill., are protesting after the nursing home announced its closure, CBS Chicago reported Dec. 19.
Category: Post-Acute
New York attorney general sues nursing home for alleged $22.6M Medicaid, Medicare fraud scheme
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing Rehabilitation in Woodbury for allegedly diverting over $22.6 million in Medicaid and Medicare funds to the owners’ pockets.
Top 10 post-acute stories of 2022
Here are the most-read 10 post-acute stories published by Becker’s in 2022, listed in order from most to least popular:
Louisiana to impose new nursing home evacuation rules
Louisiana has issued temporary evacuation rules for nursing homes that will be fully implemented in May, ABC affiliate KTBS reported Dec. 10.
New York law requires nursing homes to report infections to residents, families
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Dec. 7 that requires nursing homes to swiftly update residents and family when an infection is detected within the facility.
Older adult care needs have changed, but assisted living communities have not kept pace
A new report is calling for assisted living communities to change their medical and mental health services to match the evolving populations they serve.
Severely understaffed nursing homes rarely fined
Of the thousands of nursing homes that are understaffed, federal regulators only cited 4 percent and fined even fewer, according to a USA Today investigation.
New York attorney general sues nursing home for Medicaid fraud, neglect
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Comprehensive at Orleans for neglect and using the state’s Medicaid program for personal profit.
5 injured in Missouri rehab center fire
Five people were sent to the hospital after a fire broke out at Florissant, Mo.-based Bentwood Nursing and Rehab Center, NBC affiliate KSDK reported Nov. 19.
CMS to add physician relationships to Care Compare
CMS is adding information on providers’ affiliations to Medicare Care Compare, a consumer search tool for home health, hospice and other Medicare-reimbursed health care services.
