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VP Harris announces final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing

STAT

The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the Covid-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities  for older and disabled Americans. where she will talk to nursing home care employees about their work.

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STAT+: Nursing home owners can hide nearly two-thirds of their profits, new study shows

STAT

A new study shows that some nursing homes are shunting the majority of their profits off of their own books and into less-visible corners of their owners’ pockets. Nursing homes are hiding their profits by funneling them to “related parties” — companies that share the same owner.

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U.S. plans crackdown on nursing homes that sedate patients with unnecessary antipsychotics

STAT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients.

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Study: Low RSV Vaccination Coverage Among Nursing Home Residents

Pharmacy Times

The study highlights the ongoing need for health care providers to recommend respiratory illness vaccinations to increase protection among nursing home residents during the peak season of infection.

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Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes

NY Times

At least 21 percent of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, a Times investigation found.

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How Nursing Homes Get Paid and Why That Matters to LTC Pharmacy

Integra X Files

Many of you may be well acquainted with nursing home payment models – but a short primer can refocus us on important facts or familiarize colleagues newer to the industry. Let’s review how nursing homes get paid – and especially how that affects how pharmacies get paid for serving their residents. Areas of efficiency?

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STAT+: As pharmaceutical companies bemoan Medicare’s drug negotiations, hospitals and doctors stay mum

STAT

The American Health Care Association, which lobbies on behalf of nursing homes, did not comment on the list of 10 drugs or Medicare’s negotiating power. The Federation of American Hospitals offered no statement.

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