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September 28, 2011 | Marti Bowman
We at OnShift are seeing a variety of reactions in long-term care and senior living to the Medicare cuts that hit October 1st. Some are in panic mode, fearful they’ll have to shut their doors because...
September 25, 2011 | Mike Pumphrey
The mood of the American Health Care Association’s annual meeting was unlike years past. At the keynote address, AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson proclaimed that massive cuts to Medicare and...
August 12, 2011 | Marti Bowman
The issue of adequate staffing in long-term care is once again in the spotlight. This time, HCR Manor Care was slapped with a $91.5 million negligence verdict in a case involving the death of a...
June 30, 2011 | Mark Woodka
Nursing homes in Ohio are facing a bleak reality. The two-year budget that Governor Kasich just signed reduces Medicaid rates to nursing homes by nearly 6%.
While total Medicaid spending in Ohio...
June 11, 2011 | Marti Bowman
ACOs took center stage this week at the second annual National Accountable Care Organization Summit. AHCA President Mark Parkinson was a keynote speaker, talking about the role of long-term and...