CMS: Discharge assessments must be completed when residents transfer to a non-certified bed within the...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 28, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities must complete a discharge assessment when a resident is transferred from a certified to a non-certified bed, even if both beds are in the same building, the Centers for Medicare...
CMS needs to get nursing home staffing information directly from payroll systems, Congressional leaders...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 27, 2014
Federal regulators should start collecting nursing home staffing information directly from payroll systems as soon as possible, members of the Congressional Seniors Task Force said in a letter to a top...
Deadly pathogen discovered at Ohio long-term care facility could spell trouble elsewhere, researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 13, 2014
A type of drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa discovered in an Ohio long-term care facility has killed one person and infected six others, according to clinician researchers. A dangerous genetic element...
Survey: Nurses under dangerous stress
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2014
A lack of necessary authority and problems with management are contributing to nurses’ high levels of stress, according to recently released survey results.
A building in the ‘LEED’
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2014
Benchmark’s new community has a high-end beach house vibe and eco-friendly features that put it on the cutting edge of senior care
Better anti-fraud efforts are not appeasing lawmakers
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2014
Long-term care facilities and other Medicare providers increasingly have seen reimbursements influenced by the government’s Fraud Prevention System, an official recently told a Congressional panel.
Why jurors might overlook gruesome testimony against nursing homes
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 05, 2014
In reporting on lawsuits against long-term care providers, I’ve spoken to plaintiffs’ lawyers who rival Stephen King in their descriptions of misery and gore. So I understand why nursing home...
Residents have refused meds, tried to flee secure unit since talking to surveyor, nursing home charges
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 05, 2014
An Ohio nursing home has been trying to care for residents who became defiant after speaking with a state inspector, according to legal charges reported Monday by Courthouse News Service.
Nursing home did not warn worker who was taken hostage in active shooter drill, lawsuit alleges
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2014
A nurse at a Life Care Centers of America facility in Colorado was not notified that she would be threatened and taken hostage by a gunman as part of an active shooter drill, according to a lawsuit filed...
Medicare should pay for skilled nursing services without a qualifying hospital stay, experts tell Senators
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 31, 2014
The time has come to eliminate hospital stay requirements for beneficiaries to qualify for Medicare coverage of skilled nursing services, experts told a Senate committee Wednesday.