Women report using cannabis to relieve menopause symptoms
Sep 22, 2021
Survey reveals that some women believe cannabis helps with symptoms that overlap with menopause, such as sleep issues and anxiety
CCRC line workers receive good news in new salary and benefits survey
By
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.
CMS: Visitation restrictions must remain; prepare for return of less-collaborative surveys
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 12, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is not ready to update nursing home visitation guidance, despite a significant drop in COVID-19 cases following widespread resident vaccinations, a top official...
40 percent of older adults have doubts about stopping medications, study says
By
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...
Also in the News for Tuesday, May 4
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...
In blow to providers, federal judge rules RNs not required on all survey teams
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2023
A 10-year-old case that started over a bowl of spilt soup has led to a sweeping confirmation that state survey teams do not have to include registered nurses when investigating complaints or monitoring...
Foundations and Granite Creek Health win Gold in Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2018
Foundations Health Solutions in Warren, OH, and Granite Creek Health and Rehab in Prescott City, AZ, won Gold Awards.
Most Americans want Medicaid to stay ‘as is,’ survey finds
May 26, 2011
Close to 60% of Americans do not want Congress to change the federal-state Medicaid program for low-income individuals, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey.