Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials are finalizing details for three Medicare pilot programs set to begin this year, agency officials announced.
Abuse icon will limit star-rating scores
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 11, 2019
Providers could see an automatic shift in their federal star ratings thanks to several new changes to the system, including the controversial addition of a warning icon next to certain cited facilities...
‘SFF’ moniker is rarely fatal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
An operation with a Special Focus Facilities designation isn’t necessarily a non-starter for savvy providers, and the SFF label might misrepresent what’s actually happening on the ground, according...
Administrators pan pay-for-performance
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2014
Most nursing home administrators do not believe that pay-for-performance initiatives lead to improved resident care or stronger bottom lines, according to findings recently published in the Journal of...
Tough flu strains hit hard, plague elderly
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 09, 2018
Influenza hit most of the United States by early January, government officials said. ‘‘This is the first year we have had the entire continental US be the same color on the graph, meaning there is...
Departing workers are outpacing arrivals
By
John O'Connor
Mar 04, 2015
Workers are continuing to leave the field faster than they arrive, a new study finds.
Report blasts private equity for cutbacks
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2007
Private equity investors who have been hailed in long-term care circles for scooping up hundreds of facilities at high prices were ripped in a New York Times investigative article for allegedly cutting...
Administrators break $85,000 level
By
Brett Bakshis
Sep 01, 2008
DON national median salary reaches $75,000; SNF managers fare better than some others
More changes ahead for the current ratings system: feds
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 06, 2015
Staffing and retention rates are expected to be added to the Nursing Home Compare website in 2016.
Following freeze, wages are starting to thaw
By
Brett Bakshis
Sep 01, 2011
Admins hit $93,000 while DONs surpass the $81,000 level