Minimum staff proposal will fail, provider groups warn CMS
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 06, 2023
Providers came out swinging with the comment period for the minimum staffing rule proposal coming to a close tonight.
AHCA offers ‘wake-up call’ on bed and facility counts: 446,000 residents may be displaced
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2023
A new report paints a troublesome picture of the US nursing home sector at mid-year, with new facility openings at a standstill, even with the number of beds rapidly declining.
Training for the Super Bowl of employee appreciation all year long
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 18, 2024
CareRite Centers, operating 33 facilities in four states, is a standout when it comes to making teams feel a part of something bigger.
Maligned by ‘misperceptions’ and mainstream media, nursing homes reel from low marks in Gallup poll
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 13, 2023
Barely one-quarter of Americans believe that nursing homes are safe environments while fewer than 10% give such facilities high marks for the overall quality of care provided, according to a new Gallup...
Less post-acute care worsens outcomes, Medicare Advantage patients reveal in new study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 21, 2023
Fewer Medicare Advantage enrollees report using post-acute care services than traditional Medicare beneficiaries. But even when they do use them, a new study finds that those MA patients report more undesirable...
Providers find few silver linings, stew over minimum staffing demands
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2023
The initial jolt of the newly proposed nursing home staffing mandate has softened little over the long holiday weekend and now those tasked with making it work — providers — are coming to grips with...
Don’t underestimate first compliance challenge of proposed staffing rule: experts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 18, 2023
First up is a significant overhaul of the existing skilled nursing facility assessment, one that would put it higher on a surveyor’s dashboard and underpin efforts to enforce new staffing requirements.
Medicare audits ‘ramping up’ with isolation coding in the crosshairs
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 22, 2024
Auditors are paying special attention to isolation and quarantine coding amid already heightened Medicare nursing home audits that are expected to increase in coming months, experts warn.
Parkinson named 2nd Annual McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards Career Achievement Award winner
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 11, 2024
Mark Parkinson, the congenial Kansan who turned in a state governorship to become the top executive of the largest US long-term care association 13 years ago, has been chosen the 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle...
In the quest for Medicare patients, Yelp stars outshine Care Compare
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 22, 2023
More consumers are turning to social media review platforms to help choose a nursing home for family members, but the reviews can be skewed by anecdotal and personal evidence, a new study shows.