House subcommittee investigating CMS, nursing homes’ COVID-19 responses
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2020
The federal government and five of the largest nursing home operators are being targeted by a House panel in a newly launched investigation into the handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Nursing home’s own contract language trips up effort to enforce unsigned arbitration agreement, judge...
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 08, 2018
A Kentucky judge is siding with one resident’s family in a dispute over whether an unsigned arbitration agreement is valid.
AMDA endorses a national medical order to honor frail residents’ wishes
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 06, 2020
A nationally recognizable POLST form would give seriously ill or frail seniors the ability to communicate treatment preferences across care settings, the organization says.
Ownership transparency, coordination could produce better nursing home oversight, expert says
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 02, 2019
Policy makers will have to go “much further than reducing regulatory inefficiencies or red tape” in order to improve nursing home oversight, one veteran stakeholder is arguing.
NQF’s measures target pressure ulcers
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2013
The National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors recently endorsed 12 patient safety measures with a focus on complications. The measures address pressure ulcers, falls, healthcare-associated infections...
CMS to freeze providers’ Five-Star ratings; agency announces more info heading to Nursing Home...
Mar 24, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is gearing up to make changes to its Nursing Home Compare website over the next few months, the agency has noted.
Partnership’s mission is to help seniors get plugged in
By
John Andrews
Jun 01, 2013
Social media, email and other forms of communication technology offer senior citizens a virtual world of information, entertainment and correspondence with friends and family. Yet these can be strange,...
CMS needs better abuse oversight for nursing homes: GAO
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 17, 2019
The Government Accountability Office alleges that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has yet to enforce several of its recommendations after a GAO report found oversight gaps in abuse reporting...
The time is here: Submit your entry to McKnight’s Tech Awards by tomorrow
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Jul 27, 2017
Long-term care providers have until 11:59 p.m. tomorrow to enter the McKnight’s Technology Awards. Don’t miss a chance to earn recognition for caregiving efforts aided by some form of technology.
IT ‘roadmap’ points to care coordination, HIT adoption
Jun 20, 2012
Forging partnerships and adopting health information technology are critical to the survival of long-term care providers, new guidelines recommend. Released this week at the Long-Term and Post-Acute Care...