The day after Thanksgiving, CMS further defined its intensions with the Five-Star Quality Rating System; more specifically how the new survey process and derivative data will be used in its calculation...
Resident assessments and care planning quality are threatened by nurses’ unrelated duties, survey...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 30, 2014
Filling out a comprehensive assessment for a nursing home resident takes five hours on average, and nurses’ workloads can make it difficult to carve out this time, according to survey results from...
Bill orders the IOM to assess inspection system’s fairness
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2010
Russ Feingold’s measure would call on the Institute of Medicine to study the survey and certification process.
Glad you asked
By
John Andrews
Nov 01, 2008
Resident satisfaction surveys are becoming widespread as consumer, regulatory pressures bear down on the industry.
Telehealth not perfect but was ‘instrumental’ to skilled care
By
Amy Novotney
May 01, 2022
Telehealth was critical to ensuring care continuity in skilled nursing facilities during the height of the pandemic, according to a survey of geriatricians by post-acute care provider Genesis HealthCare....
Presence of an ombudsman could worsen survey results
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 04, 2019
Nursing homes could be subject to worse deficiency outcomes — which could lead to fines and a decreased star rating — if an ombudsman is present during annual surveys, according to new research.
Why the survey system may never be fixed
By
John O'Connor
Sep 05, 2014
Given certain realities about skilled-nursing facility inspections, we should not be wondering why cheating has occurred. Rather, we should be amazed it hasn’t been more rampant.
Senator pushing for nursing home survey consistency
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2010
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) has introduced legislation that re-examines the way nursing homes are inspected.
Vigilan survey asks nurses about their jobs
May 04, 2009
In honor of National Nurse Week, Vigilan is making a survey available for nurses who work in assisted living, independent living and dementia care settings. Questions largely target training, staffing...
Survey: Hospice RN pay rises 3.4%
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 04, 2007
That national average hourly pay for registered nurses providing hospice care has risen to $25.86 per hour, according to results of a new national survey.