MDS accuracy assessment to be covered in Online Expo
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 09, 2015
MDS 3.0 accuracy has been a significant concern of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and data errors can cost facilities reimbursement, warns regulatory and training expert Leah Klusch.
Most operators expect staffing challenges to ease in 2022, new NIC survey shows
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 11, 2022
Most long-term care operators believe workforce improvements are coming for the sector, according to the latest findings from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
States continue spending heavily on Medicaid
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 07, 2007
Similar to years past, Medicaid is weighing down many states’ budgets this year, according to a new survey by the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers.
AHCA asks CMS for clarification of surveyor language on Part D
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 12, 2006
The American Health Care Association is concerned that a letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contains language that deviates from Medicare Part D marketing guidelines.
Nursing groups dispute grim patient-ratio findings
Feb 18, 2009
Landmark California regulations that govern nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals appear to have little to no effect on the quality of patient care, according to new survey results. But many nurses disagree...
Survey: Nursing home residents happier with quality of care but less satisfied with quality of service
May 22, 2008
New research finds that 82% of long-term care consumers and 70% of employees say they are satisfied with their facility. It marked a 2% rise compared to a year earlier among residents and family members...
State News for August 2014
Aug 01, 2014
KANSAS — The state no longer will publicly release survey results for nursing homes going through the informal dispute resolution process, the Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) recently...
Pragmatism: Surveyors put away their big sticks
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2017
One of the biggest stories of the summer easily has been the news that full enforcement of nursing homes’ new survey system will be postponed a year.
Fewer LTC workers are getting their flu vaccines, report finds
By
Mary Gustafson
Nov 02, 2012
While influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers have increased overall, fewer long-term care facility employees are being vaccinated, a government survey has found.
Many nurses like the boss better than the big wheels
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2008
While much of the attention of the most recent My InnerView national satisfaction survey focused on generally positive resident and family views, responses from workers also pointed out areas of concern...