Fired nurse fails to prove privacy violation regarding Facebook account
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 26, 2013
A registered nurse’s privacy rights were not violated when she was suspended — and later fired for another reason — after an opinionated Facebook post from her was brought to her hospital supervisors’...
Nursing homes without full sprinkler system will receive deficiency tag
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 20, 2013
Nursing homes without an installed, fully functioning sprinkler system will be cited for a deficiency starting this month, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In a memorandum released...
Nursing home admins, DONs see salary bump in latest report
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 08, 2013
Nursing home administrators’ salaries increased by slightly more than 3% between 2012 and 2013, according to a recent report. Administrators now receive an average salary of $96,625, as compared...
Study: Nursing home residents satisfied with overall care, but not with activities and food
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 07, 2013
Nursing homes that have higher levels of staff and less deficiencies tend to have more satisfied residents, according to a new analysis, but activities and food are still areas for improvement.
CMS updates operations manual and F-tags for facility closures
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 06, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its operations manual updates, including new F-tags for facility closures last week. The updates include amendments to Appendix PP of the SOM, with...
Verbal abuse frequently used against newly licensed RNs
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 01, 2013
Almost half of newly licensed registered nurses were likely to have been verbally abused at work by their colleagues within the past three months, according to a new study.
New bill improves on nursing home surveys and surveyor training
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 01, 2013
A new House bill aims to improve the nursing home survey process, enhance whistleblower protections for surveyors and establish an advisory committee for CMS that would include skilled nursing facility...
Cost of private nursing home room now more than $94K, Hancock finds
By
Ashley Carman
Jul 31, 2013
The cost of a private nursing home room rose an average of more than 3% per year during the past five years, and currently averages annually at more than $94,000, according to a new survey.
Majority of nursing home hospitalizations avoidable: study
By
Ashley Carman
Jul 30, 2013
Three-fifths of long-stay nursing home hospitalizations could have been avoided, according to a new study. The majority of the avoidable hospitalizations were for infections, injuries and congestive heart...
Nursing facilities rank fifth in most dangerous workplaces
By
Ashley Carman
Jul 25, 2013
Nursing facilities are the most dangerous workplace in Maine and the fifth most dangerous workplace in the U.S., according to a new study from an insurance company.