A new admissions policy has driven hospital inpatient stays to record low levels, according to Citigroup analysts.
McKnight’s Roundtable: Changes ahead
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
Top long-term care officers tackled some of the field’s main challenges, exchanged perspectives on new opportunities and shared ideas on what the future might hold.
SNF discharges tied to income
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2013
The rate at which nursing home residents are hospitalized is linked to how well a state provides healthcare for low-income people, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund. Minnesota was the top...
CNA staffing tied to fall risk
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 06, 2012
The risk for falls among newly admitted, short-stay nursing home residents is correlated to certified nursing assistant staffing levels, new research finds.
New policy triggers rehab mode change
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2012
Individual therapy services are seeing a huge spike across skilled care settings, according to a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report. The shift seems to reveal how a change in payment rules...
State agencies called too lax
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to toughen up oversight of complaints about nursing homes, investigators say.
State News: Hearing set after NLRB files complaint against eldercare company
May 02, 2011
CONNECTICUT – A nursing home operator continues to battle a complaint that the National Labor Relations Board filed regarding the alleged wrongful dismissal of 36 employees at three long-term care...
Quality guides will help: NQF
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2011
The National Quality Forum recently endorsed 21 measures for nursing home residents and short-stay patients.
McKnight’s Roundtable: The new world of post-acute care
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2010
Operators dissect how MDS 3.0, ACOs and more are changing the long-term care mindset
Providers: Five-Star system disappoints
By
Liza Berger
Jan 01, 2010
The Five-Star Quality Rating System is a good idea—in theory. In practice, it has fallen short of acceptable standards.