Salaries for nursing home administrators jumped 3% over the past year, to a national average of $97,401, while directors of nursing realized a 2.6% increase, to an average of $89,902.
Groups call for delay of ‘costly’ mega-rule
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Oct 06, 2017
The next phases of the new requirements of participation should be delayed to relieve burden on providers, LeadingAge told lawmakers in late August.
5 Star is expanding as tweaks continue
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James M. Berklan
Apr 06, 2015
Nursing homes entered a new era of tougher government scrutiny on Feb. 23, when officials released rebased Five Star ratings.
Therapy claims, ED transfers: OIG focus
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Jul 06, 2015
The Office of Inspector General will be taking a closer look at several important long-term care subject areas and practices, according to its Fiscal Year 2015 Mid-Year Update.
Poor care fuels felony charges
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2018
The former owners of a New York nursing home are headed to court with charges of endangering the welfare of residents. Joseph Zupnik and Daniel Herman, the owner and manager of the Otsego nursing home,...
Proposed regs increase fines
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2016
Maximum civil monetary penalties for skilled nursing providers will more than double under a final rule released by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services....
CMS: Don’t wait on submitting staff data
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Nov 05, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities should start submitting electronic staffing data as soon as possible for the best results, federal officials said during a September conference call.
Most don’t prep for LTC outlays
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Mary Gustafson
Feb 01, 2011
Sixty-five percent of Americans say they believe that long-term care planning is an important cost-saving action. But only 44% of them have started taking any steps to prepare for unanticipated costs,...
Study: To boost care, empower nurse aides
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James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2014
Long-term care managers would be wise to allow nursing assistants — and residents’ family members — a greater say in managerial-type decision-making, authors of a new study assert.
Providers rip report on Five-Star ratings
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Brett Bakshis
Mar 01, 2010
An analysis of the government’s Five-Star Quality Rating System for nursing homes by USA Today drew a sharp rebuke from providers.