Providers face urgent review of preview reports, 6 new measures for Nursing Home Compare
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2020
Skilled nursing providers have just 10 days to review new performance data headed for the Nursing Home Compare Website. Six new measures will be on display.
BREAKING: Federal regulators tout $15M in fines, tripling of ‘Immediate Jeopardy’ citations against...
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 14, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday afternoon that it has levied more than $15 million in fines and tripled the most severe type of citations to nursing homes during the six months...
Following feds’ $4.9B distribution, expert calls for regulators to address local payment inequities
By
Danielle Brown
May 26, 2020
The recent $4.9 billion funding distribution to address COVID-19 in skilled nursing facilities amounts to $50,000 for each SNF operator, plus $2,500 for each licensed bed. But a post-acute care expert...
Article details COVID-19 care components for nursing facilities
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2020
A leading geriatrics journal has compiled evidence-based approaches to preventing and treating COVID-19 infections in long-term care settings.
U.S. Senate committee urged to follow SNFs’ lead in falls prevention
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 16, 2019
Lawmakers should consider changes to Medicare and look to nursing facilities’ experience when addressing fall-related injuries in seniors, says LeadingAge.
Hospice is growing fastest in skilled nursing facilities, new report shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 05, 2014
Hospice services increased in nursing homes more than in any other care setting last year, according to the latest annual report from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Doctors flunk test on skilled nursing facilities, raising concerns about care transitions, UCLA researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 09, 2014
Early career physicians have extremely poor knowledge of skilled nursing facilities, showing that more robust training is needed to ensure that physicians can oversee effective transitions into SNFs, according...
MedPAC chairman: Three-day stay requirement is ‘archaic’
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 16, 2014
The government should pay for skilled nursing care without a preliminary three-day hospital stay, and the recovery auditor program should be reformed, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission members said...
CMS needs to get nursing home staffing information directly from payroll systems, Congressional leaders...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 27, 2014
Federal regulators should start collecting nursing home staffing information directly from payroll systems as soon as possible, members of the Congressional Seniors Task Force said in a letter to a top...
Better accuracy in AL medication management
By
Kendall Forbes, R.Ph.
Jul 30, 2014
The key to successful medication management is improving processes on multiple fronts so that staff members are more comfortable, confident, efficient and effective.