Provider group supports review of nursing home survey system
Jun 03, 2010
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has endorsed a new bill that would reevaluate the current state of nursing home oversight.
Providers to sound off about CMS survey and certification process
Apr 30, 2010
Nursing home operators have a golden opportunity to let federal regulators know their feelings on new healthcare reform provisions that will take effect soon. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
GAO nursing home survey not accurate, Oklahoma officials say
May 20, 2008
Many in the nursing home field have been taken aback by the Government Accountability Office report released last week. Now one state, which ranks among the worst in the country in terms of nursing home...
U.S. healthcare system expensive and error-prone, survey finds
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 05, 2007
The U.S. spends more than double what other countries spend on medical care, yet U.S. patients are more likely to report medical errors and go without necessary care, according to a new seven-nation survey.
Poll: Seniors generally dissatisfied with Medicare reform law
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Haymarket Media
Aug 13, 2004
Nearly 80% of older and disabled Americans strongly support both a proposal to permit prescription drug imports and one to allow the government to negotiate prices of medicines, according to a poll conducted...
Study: SNFs should step into residents’ shoes when creating sexual intimacy policies
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 01, 2019
Researchers are prodding nursing home administrators to take a more resident-centered approach to developing sexual intimacy policies in their facilities, and they have info from a new survey to assist.
Long-term care nurses need better pay, professional development push, expert says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 19, 2018
Only about a third of long-term care nurses are receiving a bonus, merit-based raise or cost-of living increase annually, according to a new survey.
$25,000 average salary rise for multi-facility long-term care CEOs, survey shows
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Feb 28, 2017
Chief executive officers for multi-facility long-term care systems saw their salaries increase to an average of $465,875 in 2016, according to a new compensation survey.
CMS: Nursing homes may not establish blanket no-CPR policies
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 28, 2013
Nursing homes will face survey citations for facility-wide policies that prohibit cardiopulmonary resuscitation for residents, according to a recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services memorandum.
Former Florida health official sentenced for leaking ‘surprise’ inspection info for cash
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 19, 2017
A 30-year employee of the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration took bribes in exchange for providing confidential information about survey dates, prosecutors say.