November/December 2012 CE Test

Continuing Education Test #179 Based on Long-Term Living November/December 2012How to Use the ACHCA Continuing Education Test

SNFs erred on 25% of claims in 2009; $1.5 billion in overpayments

One-quarter of skilled nursing facility claims in 2009 contained errors, resulting in $1.5 billion in “inappropriate Medicare payments,”…

Brookdale mulls restructuring options amid Medicare reductions

Brookdale Senior Living, one of the country’s most diverse long-term care companies, is considering several financial options to…

T01 Lambeth House

T01 Lambeth HouseA not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC), Lambeth House was the first CCRC in New Orleans…

T02 Belleville Assisted Living

T03 Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, MS

For more than a century and a half, military veterans have enjoyed the finest lifestyles in retirement homes…

Piercing the corporate veil: Strategies to reduce corporate negligence claims in LTC lawsuits

Nursing home and assisted living operators are seeing a marked increase in “piercing the corporate veil” theories and…

Nursing care occupancy performance stable overall, but varies by market

The stability in nursing care market fundamentals continues, as occupancy remains essentially flat. In the third quarter of…

2012 LTC rate report: Nursing homes reach $90k, market ripe for adult day services

Most long-term care sectors increased costs by 3-4 percent in the past year, but two sectors—adult day services…