More than 12 UPMC Altoona nurses participated in Covid-19 candlelight patrol nurses at Cricket Field Plaza across from the hospital on November 18, 2020. Photos of mirror files by Patrick Waksmunski Editor's Note: This is the sixth in a series that looks back on Covid-19, highlighting those who have been hit by healthcare professionals when the pandemic is. Kerri Golden's husband Tim was an orthodontist who worked in health care for 25 years. Golden has overcome the pandemic, adapting braces in nursing homes and hospitals, and witnessing devastation at those facilities. Golden left the profession last year and is now…
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It still looks like a bit of business is going to be completed before the nursing home staffing mandate is completely amortized, but don't let it be too distracted from more important topics. Payment for providers has always been an important consideration for anyone in the business. There's a problem first. Medicaid has been the dominant payer of U.S. nursing home services for many years. Simply put, if Medicaid already had inadequate payment levels, the nursing home sector would be far worse than the demands of larger staffing levels. In the latter case, it is the matter of placing a…
Members of the National Union urged the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to revisit what was deemed a flawed measure of the CMS' five-star rating system, saying it caused “unintended consequences” for nursing home residents and their families. Project pause in Wednesday's letter The quality measurement of long-term antipsychotic drugs detailed that SNF residents, particularly access to appropriate and evidence-based care for neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPs) associated with neurocognitive impairment. The letter was addressed to HHS Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and newly appointed CMS administrator Mehmet Oz. “We are opposed to…
Knox County, Mo. (WGEM) — On Wednesday, Echo Menges, along with Edina Sentinel, reported that the U.S. Veterans Affairs Bureau had cancelled its contract with the Knox County Nursing Home.Knox County Nursing Facilities Manager Katlyn Marie told Edina Sentinel that on March 12 the facility had been notified that a VA contract was cancelled that allowed the facility to care for veterans.Marie said the cancellation was sudden and unexpected.Edina Sentinel reported that the contract was set to commence on April 14, 2022 and is expected to expire in April 2027. It currently expires early on Sunday.The notice provided to Edina…
A group of California Republican lawmakers are seeking a formal audit of the state's Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, after the law came into effect last year and the costs rose significantly after illegal immigrants were able to register.The MEDI-CAL program was initially expected to cost $6 billion this year, making it a budget of $2.8 billion. Since then, the governor's office has demanded $6.2 billion on two separate loans.”On March 12, 2025, the governor notified Congress that the medical was insolvent and that it was unable to pay the health care provider for all its obligations,” the letter states.Newsom…
State media reports say 20 people have been killed in a fire in a nursing home in northeastern China.The flames in Cendae city, Hebei province, broke out on local time Tuesday night and disappeared in about two hours.It is reported that 19 people survived the fire and were taken to hospital for observation.Authorities are investigating the cause of the flames and the person in charge of the home is in custody. Other details were not available immediately.Some on social media asked for a thorough investigation while others expressed sympathy for the elderly victims.”The elderly already have mobility issues,” wrote one…
Corcoran, California (KFSN) – Historic and generous multi-million dollar gifts bring more resources to the small Kings County town.The Adventist Health Corcoran Medical Office received a $7 million donation to expand healthcare access to the local community and surrounding communities.Officials say the money will be sent to fund home dialysis units, pet CT scanners and 3D mobile mammography units to provide life-saving diagnostic and treatment services directly to the community.The donation was a community effort.”The Corcoran Hospital District and the Corcoran Community Foundation, supported by the Boswell Family Fund, are organizations that partnered with Adventist Health to make this dream…
Club members visited SACO's Atlantic Heights Retirement Community on Wednesday to give residents transformations, hair and nail painting. SACO, Maine – High school students at Thornton Academy visit retirement communities and nursing homes and provide some of the relationship and care for their residents. The school club “Glamour Gal” was organized by two sisters attending Thornton Academy, Banda Milchieva and Leila Dal Milchieva. On Wednesday, club members visited the Atlantic Heights retirement community to pamper residents, makeovers, hair and paint nails. As people get older, it becomes difficult to live on their own, and age makes the most of many…
A university that was considering scrapping its nursing school has found an “alternative proposal” that would see the school saved but the number of nurses it trains reduced. Cardiff University has faced major backlash since it announced a provisional plan in January to axe its nursing provision due to budgetary pressures. “I recognise that this has been an extremely challenging couple of months for everyone” Stephen Riley Nursing was among a number of courses that faced closure as part of the plans, which also involved the reduction of 400 full-time equivalent academic staff and the merging of some schools. Several…
Orwigsburg – A 70-year-old resident of Orwigsburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is selling methamphetamine to another resident and is in the Schuylkill County Jail after admitting that the drug was found in his wallet. An Orwigsburg police officer responded to the 1,000 Manor Drive centre Wednesday after staff found straws and white powdery substances in a buggy under a resident Raymond Versey mattress. The substance tested positive for methamphetamine, police said. Initially, Versay denied that he knew what it was and how he got it, but he eventually told the centre manager that fellow resident Joseph E. Hunt Sr. sold…