Changes must be made to nursing home ratings to better depict patient safety: Study
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 06, 2018
The standard measure for capturing quality at nursing homes does not paint an accurate picture of patient safety, and changes are needed to aid residents in their decision making.
Most providers set to get a Medicaid pay raise next year
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 29, 2018
State officials are reporting that Medicaid enrollment stayed flat, year over year, though most are planning for at least moderate increases on spending for nursing homes’ largest source of funding.
Healthy info exchange between providers found to cut readmissions
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 08, 2019
A new study further confirms what the field has suspected — efficiently exchanging health information between nursing facilities and other providers helps to reduce costly readmissions back to the hospital.
SNF occupancy continues to stabilize, with rural providers feeling the pinch, NIC finds
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 14, 2019
Nursing home use may be finally stabilizing after years of precipitous declines, according to new data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Nursing home employees indicted for involuntary manslaughter after patient’s death from bedsores
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 19, 2019
The Ohio attorney general has indicted seven former Columbus nursing facility workers on dozens of charges following a patient’s 2017 death from bedsores.
Providers’ challenge: Capitalizing on a growing but reluctant elderly Latino population
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 31, 2018
The U.S. Latino elderly population is expected to balloon in the coming years, and with the wave will come more Hispanic nursing home residents. Hispanics, however, have strong reservations about using...
Provider advocates applaud ‘monumental step’ on CNA training at skilled nursing facilities
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 01, 2018
Skilled nursing advocates are applauding the “long-overdue” introduction of a bill Friday, which could kill “rigid provisions” they say are keeping the field from meeting its own dire staffing...
Push to end lockouts of certified aide training gains bipartisan support
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 19, 2019
Nursing home lobbying groups scored a victory last week with the introduction of a bipartisan bill to kill “rigid provisions” they say are handcuffing the industry’s ability to improve staffing.
6% increase in liability claims expected for skilled nursing next year
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 17, 2018
Nursing homes should expect to see a 6% increase in liability claims next year, which, for a 100-bed facility would total about $241,000 in expenses, after the uptick.
Exploding hospice industry vulnerable to fraud, OIG says
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 01, 2018
The hospice care industry has ballooned in interest over recent years. But at the same time, nursing home residents and others receiving such care are often subject to improper care and fraudulent billing,...