This past spring, CMS proposed removing some conditions from the Patient-Driven Payment Model’s Non-Therapy Ancillary category. McKnight’s reported that nursing homes receive an NTA add-on for those with patients coded for a specific diagnosis. Patients who are at risk for both Malnutrition and are at risk get one point toward increased pay of the PDPM.
According to an NIA-funded study published in JAMA Network Open, nursing homes that received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan during COVID-19 had a slight increase in staffing hours compared to facilities that did not receive loans. Most of the money went directly into corporate pockets. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights many problems within the nursing
McKnights published a great guest article on how safe staffing is good for business. The rule for the federal minimum staffing standard proposed by CMS was criticized by the industry as “bad for business”. However, the hardships of the pandemic showed us the need for competent and compassionate staff. One key solution is safe staffing
Heather Pressdee, also known as the “Killer Nurse”, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, as well as 19 counts of attempted homicide on May 2nd, 2024. Pressdee was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Pressdee joined the nursing home sector in 2018, and has worked as a nurse at a dozen facilities
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