The average number of nursing home deficiencies has dropped, but staffing levels are lower than expert recommendations, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
60 Seconds with Janet Feinstein, RD, LD, CNSC, Dietitians on Demand
Aug 09, 2017
Q: Which dietary-related parts of the new regulations for LTC should providers be most aware of?
Reader poll: What non-textbook advice do you have for a new administrator?
Aug 09, 2017
When I teach my students, the first thing I tell them is there’s a tremendous difference between academia and what you experience as an administrator on the job. Number one is dealing with people,...
When the house wins
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John Hall
Aug 09, 2017
Whether to bring laundry options in-house brings weighty considerations to many providers, ranging from financial and staffing needs to quality of outside services
Discharge proposal could improve patients’ moves to SNFs, new study says
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Aug 09, 2017
Many hospital patients don’t receive quality information on skilled nursing facilities prior to their discharge, often times choosing a facility solely based on location, a new study shows.
Financial and care consequences of CMS’ outpatient joint replacement proposal feared
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Aug 08, 2017
A recent proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow coverage for outpatient joint replacements could lead to financial losses and questionable care outcomes, hospital officials...
Florida employee charged with SNF survey bribery in $1 billion fraud scheme
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Aug 01, 2017
A former employee of Florida’s state healthcare agency has been charged with tipping off associates of embattled nursing home owner Philip Esformes about complaints and upcoming surveys in exchange...
State’s nursing home fines more than double in a year, 13-times higher over three years
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Alyssa Salela
Aug 01, 2017
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has imposed $816,000 in fines for nursing home providers during the first half of 2017.
Pay rates for nursing home RNs increased more than 3% last year, report finds
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Jul 28, 2017
Registered nurses working in skilled nursing facilities now make an average of $27.52 per hour, up 3.33% from last year, new survey results show.
Nursing home administrator salaries rise 3%, nursing directors 2.6%, new survey shows
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Jul 27, 2017
Nursing home administrators’ salaries increased nearly 3% over the past year to an average of $97,401 in 2017, according to the largest salary survey of its kind.