SNF victory in federal appeals court expected to cause review of other deficiency cases
By
John Hall
Mar 09, 2015
A federal appeals court has upheld fines emanating from a pair of deficiencies found and affirmed at a California nursing home. But the provider and its legal counsel are thrilled because the court also...
RACs recovered $8,000 from skilled nursing facilities, $2.3 billion overall in 2012, report shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 27, 2014
Medicare recovery audit contractors collected about $8,000 in fiscal year 2012 through a skilled nursing facility claims review pilot, according to a recently released annual report to Congress.
ITUpdate
Nov 01, 2013
» The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued the latest version of the Minimum Data Set 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument User’s Manual. The latest publication took effect Oct....
A unique perspective
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2011
Michael Hargrave watches the eldercare field from a unique vantage point. He does it as the leader of NIC MAP. That’s shorthand for the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry’s...
Long-term care leaders can have ‘the best of both worlds,’ experts assert
By
Danielle Brown
May 18, 2022
CHICAGO — No long-term care leader should have to sacrifice their personal life in order to achieve career goals, industry experts stressed during the latest McKnight’s thought-leadership panel discussion.
Catching bad bugs
By
John Andrews
Jun 01, 2013
New strains of drug-resistant pathogens are targets of more scrutiny among infection control professionals employed in long-term care environments.
Officials: More additions and rebasings of nursing home ratings to come
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 23, 2015
Nearly one-third of the nation’s skilled nursing facilities lost a rating star due purely to administrative changes Friday, when regulators also emphasized that more quality measures will be added...
Provider advocates applaud ‘monumental step’ on CNA training at skilled nursing facilities
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 01, 2018
Skilled nursing advocates are applauding the “long-overdue” introduction of a bill Friday, which could kill “rigid provisions” they say are keeping the field from meeting its own dire staffing...
Policy miscommunication jeopardizes veterans nursing homes
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May 31, 2016
Federal policy changes on construction and design of veterans nursing homes weren’t communicated effectively, leaving the fate of some new facilities in limbo, according to state executives.
Driven to drink – cheers!
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 04, 2015
Is it just a coincidence that on the day after the most heartbreaking defeat ever in Seattle sports, following the worst coaching decision in recorded football history, not just the Super Bowl, I choose...