Is it any wonder that the South — anchored by Florida — has the highest percentage of almost every kind of long-term care provider? In the latest National Center for Health Statistics’ report, it’s clear that the South dominates the industry...
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The term “ambulance chaser” refers, disparagingly, to personal injury lawyers who show up at accident scenes or hospitals, trying to drum up business from injured motorists. In a climate in which nursing home litigation is growing exponentially...
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It’s an opportune time to serve the aging services industry. The first Baby Boomers began turning 65 in 2011, and will continue swelling the ranks of seniors — as well as nursing homes and assisted living centers — for decades to come. In fact...
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At SCI Underwriting Management, we specialize in “tougher to place” professional liability risks in all segments of the aging services marketplace. Our focus is on skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living facilities that are having...
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We work hard each day to find solutions to tough coverage challenges in the Aging Services industry. Other underwriters may tell you “no,” but we want to say “yes.” Our goal is to be able to provide a coverage option when few others — or no...
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Nursing homes and other health care providers have been dealing with HIPAA for two decades now, and the law’s Privacy Rule since 2003. But let’s face it: there is still a lot of confusion about the law intended to protect patient privacy in an...
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In a perfect world, there would be no inattentive nurses’ aides, no lax housekeepers, and no falls in nursing homes. There would be no risks of lawsuits, because nothing would ever go wrong. But that’s not the real world. Rather, nursing homes...
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The U.S. Labor Department has finalized a new rule that’s expected to make an additional 4.2 million salaried workers nationwide eligible for overtime pay. The new rule raises the salary level for the “white collar” exemption from the current...
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What if it were announced that a new pill was available that could put off Alzheimer’s disease onset or symptoms for more than four years? The maker of that pill would become rich and famous, right? Just look at what the purveyors of...
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An elderly woman catches her foot on a small area rug. Credit: Texas A&M Health Science Center Falls are one of the leading causes of injury-related death among elderly people. So finding the risk factors that endanger them is becoming...
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The U.S. Labor Department has finalized a new rule that’s expected to make an additional 4.2 million salaried workers nationwide eligible for overtime pay. The new rule raises the salary level for the “white collar” exemption from the current...
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