Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chose to wear sparkling white, knee-high boots to watch storm clean-up. Bold fashion choice? The photo op where he wore campaign gear delayed Hurricane Ian relief efforts. He then called residents liars. Interesting way to get folks to vote for you. Still better than Trump…

The Daily Beast reported the rape of nursing home resident by a nursing home employee. Fortunately, a hidden video camera caught the rapist. The family said: “We were concerned maybe someone was being unkind or too rough with her so we decided to install a hidden camera in her room so we could see what

McKnight’s reported nursing home owners face background screening requirements including fingerprinting. CMS wants to enhance fingerprinting and other screening requirements because of widespread patient abuse and Medicare fraud. CMS outlined industry financial malfeasance and beneficiary abuse as the reason for the change. They ranged from providing unnecessary services to False Claims allegations and embezzlement. The

Senate Democrats passed legislation to reduce the deficit and inflation. Many of the provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act will reduce health care costs. The law will significantly reduce the budget deficit. Here are the bill’s main provisions: The law allows CMS to negotiate Medicare drug costs with Big Pharma. No more price-gouging. The measure

Senate Republicans unexpectedly killed the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act. PACT would provide medical benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins during their military service. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 84 to 14 in June after the House passed it with the expectation that it would

McKnight’s reported that occupancy has rebounded. Occupancy at skilled nursing facilities continued its steady increase. However, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care reveals increased care needs from residents. Occupancy is at pre-pandemic levels. Move-in acuity has increased for 62% of respondents in nursing care. NIC senior principal Bill Kauffman wrote: “These data points suggest