AHCA’s resident satisfaction surveys endorsed by National Quality Forum
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Dec 08, 2016
Three resident satisfaction measures developed by the American Health Care Association have received an endorsement from the National Quality Forum, the provider group announced Wednesday.
New survey guidance coming soon, CMS official says
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 23, 2017
Interpretive guidance for the new survey process incorporating Phase 2 regulations may be released over the next few weeks, a top government official said Thursday.
40 percent of older adults have doubts about stopping medications, study says
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 12, 2023
A new survey study sheds light on the attitudes of older adults who disagree with deprescribing recommendations. Nearly half of the people 65 and older who were surveyed said they had doubts about discontinuing...
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May 04, 2021
Americans’ concerns about nursing homes decreased since peak pandemic days: survey … Officials cite pandemic for delays resolving complaint backlog … Survey inspections resume at Oklahoma nursing...
Surveyors not ruled biased for seeking $42,600 in fines
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Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2012
A Jewish nursing home in Pennsylvania has been turned back in its attempt to have a penalty reviewed that it said resulted from a biased survey process.
Survey: Cameras cause providers privacy, litigation concerns
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Jul 01, 2016
Privacy violations and litigation risks are among the top worries of providers considering installing cameras in resident rooms, new survey results show.
CCRC line workers receive good news in new salary and benefits survey
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James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2019
An annual CCRC salary and benefits survey was good news for lower-level workers, and turnover rates overall.
Updates made for F-tag survey app
Jul 26, 2017
Regs-in-A-Flash has updated survey tags on the mobile app to reflect the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Oregon hospices steer clear of physician-assisted suicide
Sep 20, 2010
Hospices in Oregon, where physician-assisted suicide is legal, rarely participate in the practice, according to a recent survey.