After two years in pandemic mode, many skilled nursing providers are still hoping for a routine visit from surveyors. Thousands need a fresh chance to improve ratings.
LTC task force pushes for ‘complete redesign’ of nursing home survey process that places less blame...
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 10, 2020
The survey process for nursing homes should focus on engaging geriatric experts more and recognizing high-performing and innovative facilities rather than assigning blame and focusing on punishments for...
A survey system that works?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 30, 2012
All sides generally agree that the current nursing home survey system is flawed. But there’s hardly consensus on how best to fix it. Here’s something worth considering.
Key senator pressures state survey agencies over staffing-related delays
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 13, 2022
Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) is demanding state survey agencies report information on extensive delays, staffing shortages and other challenges in the nursing home inspection process.
Ask the Payment Expert about … preparing for the new survey
By
Patricia Boyer
Sep 06, 2017
How do we prepare for the new survey process?
Time to get rid of the nurse-aide training prohibition, CMS!
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Dec 19, 2022
I’ve written a lot in the past few years about increased enforcement against nursing homes when it comes to health surveys by state departments of public health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Worry over nursing standards increases, but hope emerges in new survey
By
Joe Bush
Oct 21, 2022
Concerns about staffing during COVID surges have dropped, but nurse leaders are becoming more worried about the ability to maintain standards of care, a new survey shows.
U.S. seniors report declining mental health, but physical health stable, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2020
Mental health concerns rose among older Americans from 2003 to 2017, mirroring a trend in younger adults.
LGBT Americans worry about getting into, living in long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 09, 2018
More than 1 million Americans already over 65 identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans, but many in the generation behind them worry that now widely-accepted label may still make it difficult to find...
CMS asks 30,000 Medicare providers to take part in survey
Dec 17, 2008
The fourth annual Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services healthcare provider satisfaction survey is on its way, the agency announced Tuesday.