MACPAC is a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis. Their purpose is to make reasonable nonpartisan recommendations to Congress on Medicaid programs. They issued a report finding that without increased transparency in how nursing homes spend Medicaid dollars, it could not determine the actual costs of providing care. MACPAC was not
Major study links nursing home staff vaccinations to lower resident deaths. University of Chicago researchers calculated the data. The evidence proves that a 10-point vaccination increase would have prevented: 102.9 cases per 1,000 residents; 15.6 deaths per 1,000 residents; and 21,000 staff infections nationwide. JAMA Network Open published the landmark study. The first-of-its kind national
Law enforcement in Florida investigate the deaths of residents of Waterman Village, a retirement community that includes independent living homes and nursing facilities.
I’d like to bring to your attention an important project that I hope you will consider supporting. “No Country For Old People” is a critically needed documentary inspired by award-winning filmmaker, Susie Singer Carter’s experience with our broken Long Term Care system for her mother from egregious nursing home neglect and abuse. Susie has partnered
WYFF reported the strangest story of the year. Dr. Christopher Healy, PhD, filed the breach of contract civil action against Furman University for his suspension. His attorney said in a release that the professor filed a lawsuit after he was suspended “without notice or explanation.” However, the suspension was warranted. The university became aware through
The nursing home today is largely considered a real estate play. What does the next generation of the nursing home look like? Where does the health-care-centric investor fit in or around it? Utah-based Providence Group is a management and ownership chain of 152 nursing home facilities. Providence Group operates in the states of South Carolina,
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