A total 61% of Americans are confident that they will have enough money to see them through retirement, according to a new survey. That is the lowest percentage since 2001 and a sharply lower figure compared...
Nursing home room cost jumps 15%, national study finds
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Haymarket Media
Apr 05, 2007
The average national cost of a private room in a nursing home in 2007 increased by 15%, to $74,806, compared to 2004, according to survey results. That rise is in line with other segments of long-term...
Regulators go overtime fielding comments and questions on nursing home star-rating system
Jun 25, 2008
While the focus of regulators’ “Open Door Forum” conference call Tuesday might have first appeared to be about getting ready for the December rollout of a new nursing home ranking system,...
A long-term care facility slapped with a civil monetary penalty has a chance for an independent informal dispute resolution, according to new manual guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Opinion: the five-star nursing home rating system is bad policy, hastily implemented
Mar 01, 2009
A good idea does not necessarily good policy make. For proof, look no further than the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services’ recently unveiled Five-Star rating system for nursing homes.
New survey process has ‘learning curve for everybody,’ CMS official says
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Oct 31, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new survey process for nursing homes will challenge the sector with a “learning curve,” but providers can stay on top of...
CMS announces tools to help nursing homes boost employee satisfaction
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Marty Stempniak
Nov 30, 2018
Employee retention is a key concern for the nation’s nursing homes and the federal government has a new smattering of offerings in the works to help providers in that struggle.
Average annual private nursing home room charge hits $90,520, survey shows
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 09, 2012
The national average annual charge for a private nursing home room rose to $90,520 this year, while semi-private rooms climbed to $81,030 and assisted living residency jumped to $42,600, according to figures...
CDC: Only one-third of high priority people have received flu shot
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Haymarket Media
Dec 20, 2004
Only about 1 in 3 adults considered to be in the high-risk category to receive a flu shot have actually done so during this flu season. This is according to a recent Centers for Disease Control survey...
Agency staff more prevalent but less dependable: survey
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Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2021
Staffing struggles continue at historic levels, according to a new national survey of long-term care providers, some of whom acknowledge they are being forced to turn to fewer options to cover their workforce...