CMS: Nurse shortage means hospices can keep using contracted workers
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 08, 2014
Hospices can continue to rely on contract nurses because an ongoing nurse shortage is preventing providers from meeting their staffing needs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in a...
Nursing homes to have first look at new quality-rating provisions today
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 13, 2015
Concerned providers will get their first look today at a newly rebased quality measurement scale under Nursing Home Compare 3.0
Debate intensifies over nurse-to-patient ratios
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 14, 2006
Many hospitals are looking for ways to keep nurses aside from adhering to nurse-to-patient ratios, a news report finds.
More scrutiny ahead for Five-Star ratings
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
In a move that top nursing home lobbyists privately hoped wouldn’t come to pass, the Government Accountability Office announced in late August it will be investigating the federal nursing home rating...
Long-stay measures
By
Steven Littlehale
Sep 05, 2016
Change is in the wind. The National Quality Forum has recommended for endorsement a new metric that measures a skilled nursing facility’s ability to manage the long-stay population, specifically...
SNF staffing data will be submitted quarterly, payroll vendors might be responsible, CMS officials say
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 14, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services soon will begin collecting quarterly staffing information from skilled nursing facilities, albeit on a voluntary basis, an official said during an Open Door...
Operators brace for pared down ratings
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Providers were gearing up at press time to explain to their staff and residents’ family members what a newly rebased federal quality measurement scale would mean.
CMS announcement reminds changes are near regarding Nursing Home Compare, staffing levels
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 25, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reminding skilled nursing providers that they have until Sunday (July 1) to review their performance data before it will be displayed publicly on the Nursing...
Little Sisters of the Poor cite nun shortage in giving up operations of 147-year-old nursing home
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Aug 25, 2016
The Little Sisters of the Poor will be leaving the St. Louis nursing home they’ve operated for 147 years amid a shortage of nuns to staff the facility, the group announced Wednesday.
Lawmakers seek $250 million infusion for geriatric services
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2018
A bill introduced by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Tuesday seeks more than $50 million annually to address workforce training, clinical staffing and support service issues across the U.S., as the nation prepares...