Senior Healthcare Blog

UPDATE: The Department of Labor published the final White Collar overtime rule on May 18, 2016. The salary thresholds are less than predicted at $913 per week and $47,476 per year. The new...

On March 18, 2016 the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an S&C memo entitled "Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) – Implementation of required electronic submission of Staffing Data for...

On November 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule to implement a new Medicare Part A and B payment model called the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement...

It’s no secret that a major indicator of senior care providers’ success is staff retention. So it's good news for many in this industry hearing turnover is down nationally across leadership roles....

Last month CMS published its draft Electronic Staffing Data Submission Payroll-Based Journal Long-Term Care Facility Policy Manual (v.1.1).

The requirement for nursing facilities to submit payroll...

Last week the Senate passed and the President signed into law some historic legislation.  Known as the Sustainable Growth Rate or “Doc Fix,” the legislation eliminates the perennial threat of...