Survey expert gives insight on common deficiencies
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2012
A nursing home survey expert gave providers a tip sheet to the most common deficiencies — and how to avoid them — in the first McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast of 2012.
QIOs improve healthcare, stakeholders say
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 23, 2006
Three-fourths of major healthcare stakeholders find that quality improvement organizations (QIOs) improve healthcare, according to a recent survey.
Terrible staffing competition will worsen: survey
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 16, 2021
When it comes to hiring, 55% of nursing homes and senior living facilities say they are now competing with staffing agencies for the same scarce supply of workers.
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Dec 11, 2020
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CDC: A third of U.S. adults use alternative medicine regularly
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 03, 2004
More than one-third of U.S. adults use alternative medicine regularly, according to a survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This could have implications for consumer preferences...
Practice sessions can pay off during surveys, expert claims
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2013
Directors of nursing need to lead their employees through survey practice sessions in order to achieve peak success, a long-term care expert said at the annual National Association of Directors of Nursing...
Pesticides used often, survey finds
Oct 20, 2008
More than half of facilities regularly or sometimes use pesticides, according to a recent survey by HealthcarePestControl.com. The site was launched earlier this year by Orkin Commercial Services and the...
Yarwood: Survey and cert system is ‘broken’
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 25, 2007
A new report revealing that federal enforcement has failed to improve quality at nursing homes indicates an underlying survey and certification problem, the head of a major nursing home association said.
CMS: New survey merges two processes
By
Dec 06, 2016
The new survey process for skilled nursing facilities is expected to be made more efficient by drawing on the strengths of two existing processes, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said...
CMS clarifies COVID-related LTC survey process
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 31, 2022
Providers have more information on how surveyors will interpret infection control and vaccination requirements moving forward thanks to updated guidance to the long-term care survey process procedure guide...