CT nursing home, vendor partner to tackle survey deficiencies
Mar 27, 2018
A Connecticut skilled-nursing facility is partnering with one vendor to help it get ahead of any potential issues that government surveyors might find.
Nursing home complaint investigations create clearer quality picture: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2023
Researchers have found that a new, complaint-focused quality metric would better represent the needs of residents and family consumers searching nursing home ratings.
Grassley wants action from CMS on survey problems
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 17, 2006
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) is pushing federal regulators to act on survey and certification problems identified in a General Accountability Office report released earlier this year.
Critical report finds surveys are too soft
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2008
Nursing homes received another quality drubbing last month after the Government Accountability Office revealed that state inspectors often understate deficiencies, including those about malnutrition, bedsores...
Thinking about you: using resident surveys to better evaluate quality-of-life in long-term care communities
By
Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2009
Resident surveys are being used more often to determine what customers like—and dislike—about the quality of life they enjoy in long-term care communities
CDC seeks approval of HAI survey for nursing homes
By
Phil Brahm
Jun 01, 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called for three years of surveys in volunteering nursing homes to tackle healthcare-associated infections.
60 Seconds with…
Jun 01, 2008
Leah Klusch, Executive Director, The Alliance Training Center
Patient safety improvement slowed by ineffective technology and low pay, survey shows
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 24, 2018
Ineffective technology and a lack of reimbursement are among the reasons patient safety lags in healthcare organizations, a new survey finds.
Pain management still lacking in hospitals, patients say
Oct 31, 2008
A recent nationwide survey of hospital patients finds room for improvement in the area of pain management.
Lawmaker wants more surveys for Special Focus Facility nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
May 10, 2022
A key U.S. lawmaker is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to address reported lags in surveys of nursing homes in the Special Focus Facility program after finding that 1 in 5 are overdue...