Senior citizens are reportedly one of the fastest-growing groups of marijuana users in the country. In the article How Seniors Joined the Cannabis Craze, The New Yorker notes that “[t]en…
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Many licensed Residential Care Facilities (RCFs) (assisted living) are confused regarding their responsibility to report abuse, neglect and misappropriation of resident property to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Some…
Aric Martin addressed therapy contracting in SNFs as part of an interview in the March edition of Compass, published by the Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council. He was interviewed by…
The Ohio Nurse Aide Registry identifies individuals who are barred from working in nursing homes due to documented cases of abuse, neglect or misappropriation of property against residents. Although the majority…
ROLF has created a compliance packet to help SNFs implement the Phase 2 changes to the SNF Requirements of Participation (RoPs) by the 11/28/17 deadline. Similar to our Phase 1…
As active shooter events like the unfortunate incident this past week at Pine Kirk Care Center are becoming more common, healthcare entities are expected to attempt to prevent, and appropriately…
The new SNF Requirements of Participation require at least sixty (60) days’ notice prior to raising rates. For SNFs who are planning a calendar year 2017 rate increase that starts…
Aric Martin was quoted in Senior Housing News regarding the government’s attempt to ban pre-arbitration agreements in nursing home contracts. The article discusses The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”)…