Change is in the wind. The National Quality Forum has recommended for endorsement a new metric that measures a skilled nursing facility’s ability to manage the long-stay population, specifically...
Survey, staffing changes
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 04, 2019
The federal government is further tightening the screws on regulation of nursing home staffing and quality via a big shakeup this month.
Lawmakers fail to revive bill that would have reduced training hours needed to become CNA
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 16, 2020
Additional workers may be hard to come by for Wisconsin providers in the near future after Republican lawmakers fell short of overriding a veto on a bill that would have made it easier to become a nurse...
SNF staffing data will be submitted quarterly, payroll vendors might be responsible, CMS officials say
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 14, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services soon will begin collecting quarterly staffing information from skilled nursing facilities, albeit on a voluntary basis, an official said during an Open Door...
More than half of Florida providers reducing admissions due to staffing challenges: survey
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 12, 2021
More than 50% of Florida long-term care facilities are being forced to limit admissions due to ongoing workforce shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the Florida...
Cutting laundry departments among ‘easier’ attrition tasks
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2022
Whether facilities outsource laundry or keep it on-premise, providers must ensure time-strapped staff follow infection control standards
Operators brace for pared down ratings
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Providers were gearing up at press time to explain to their staff and residents’ family members what a newly rebased federal quality measurement scale would mean.
CMS announcement reminds changes are near regarding Nursing Home Compare, staffing levels
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 25, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reminding skilled nursing providers that they have until Sunday (July 1) to review their performance data before it will be displayed publicly on the Nursing...
Little Sisters of the Poor cite nun shortage in giving up operations of 147-year-old nursing home
By
Aug 25, 2016
The Little Sisters of the Poor will be leaving the St. Louis nursing home they’ve operated for 147 years amid a shortage of nuns to staff the facility, the group announced Wednesday.
Providers fight back against accusations of denied access due to payment ability
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 15, 2019
An investigative report that accused New York’s best nursing homes of discriminating against Medicaid beneficiaries draws “incorrect conclusions” based on misleading data and anecdotal comments,...