Kentucky Medicaid expansion effort likely moving forward following election … Weight could be linked to dementia risk … Authorities charge former nursing home employee after finding her with more than...
10% Medicaid increase not enough as wave of nursing home closures continue
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 05, 2019
Nursing home providers in South Dakota are still struggling to survive, despite a Medicaid reimbursement increase approved by state lawmakers last year.
Staff members at a California skilled nursing facility “did all the right things” after they were given just minutes to evacuate due to a threatening wildfire.
Debate about abuse icon is over, CMS official asserts; timetable for Phase 3 RoP guidance coming soon
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 30, 2019
SAN DIEGO — Providers shouldn’t be focusing on the new Nursing Home Compare consumer alert icon, but rather should be concentrating on stopping abuse in long-term care facilities, a Centers for Medicare...
Where there are certified infection preventionists there are better antibiotic stewardship programs,...
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 24, 2019
Having a certified infection preventionist on staff is an indicator for how effective a nursing home’s antibiotic stewardship programs is, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection...
High-priority nursing home complaints likely to come under regulators’ spotlight quicker following...
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 22, 2019
The federal government and state survey agencies will likely place a heightened emphasis on high-priority complaints in nursing facilities and how soon they’re investigated based on newly released data...
Providers call on CMS to delay RoP Phase 3 requirements, citing ‘lack of guidance’
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 21, 2019
With little more than a month before some Phase 3 measures are set to take effect, providers are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay enforcement of all measures under the final...
Providers fear harsher surveys as CMS seeks to improve surveyor oversight
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2019
Providers fear they could be subject to harsher surveys following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pledge to make revisions to the system used to monitor the performance of state survey agencies.
Home health care charges rising faster than nursing homes’
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2019
Charges for home health care services have increased by more than 7% over the past year — nearly four times as fast as the rise for nursing homes, according to a new survey.
Reader Poll: What do you recommend for getting through the tough times?
Oct 18, 2019
“Resilience. Resilience helps you deal with change and maintain a certain level of optimism. It keeps you grounded in reality. We all have tough times. We have to focus on what it will look like on the...