SNFs must record staffing levels after each shift if CMS rule proposal advances
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 01, 2004
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a rule that would require skilled nursing facilities to record staffing levels for direct care nursing staff at the end of each shift. It was published...
Expanded wound care line includes silver dressings
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 06, 2017
Dynarex, citing an increased demand from customers, has added new products to its Advanced Wound Care Line, including silver- and honey-based dressings.
Ask the legal expert … about surveyor citations
By
John Durso
Jun 05, 2015
One of the first opportunities for a facility to refute surveyor citations or deficiencies and have the survey agency remove them is the Informal Dispute Resolution (“IDR”) process or, when...
SNF sued after firing worker with anxiety
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2018
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Nashville-based skilled nursing and rehabilitation company for refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee who suffers from...
Likely closure can’t stop CMS termination
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 01, 2014
Despite meeting criteria for “irreparable injury,” a Rochester, NY-based skilled nursing facility that is appealing Medicare and Medicaid termination can’t qualify for a stay of termination,...
MDS update will expand use of modifications to make changes
By
McKnight's Staff
May 07, 2013
The Minimum Data Set manual will be revised to reflect a new correction policy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced.
CMS to post more nursing home deficiency data online next month
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 27, 2013
Citing the desire for the public to know more about nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will make more information about nursing home deficiencies available online next month, according...
Nursing homes to be judged by 21 new quality measures on federal website
Mar 04, 2011
The National Quality Forum on Wednesday came out in support of 21 measures to be used to care for both long-term nursing home residents and short-stay patients. These measures will be included in the Centers...
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Oct 11, 2010
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Senators call for OIG review of nursing home trust fund practices
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 23, 2013
Leaders in the U.S. Senate have called for a special review of how nursing homes handle residents’ money placed in trust funds. The chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Sen. Bill Nelson...