Ask the legal expert … about the CMS staffing mandate
By
Norris Cunningham
Nov 07, 2023
Q: I’m concerned about the proposed CMS nursing home staffing mandate. Will hardship exemptions save operators who have difficulty meeting staffing needs?
Ask the Legal Expert
By
Norris Cunningham
Oct 07, 2022
Q: What is a skilled nursing facility to do when a resident doesn’t want to be cared for by a person of another race?
Expanding program takes a broad new view of wound care
By
John Hall
Jun 09, 2023
Nursing home model puts skin health team leader at top of an integrated, whole-patient approach to preventing and caring for wounds
Ongoing wound care attrition christened a national crisis
By
John Hall
Nov 02, 2023
The ongoing nursing shortage is also limiting the pool of wound care nurses.
New guidance adds pressure
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2022
Skilled nursing providers in late October began grappling with major changes to rules governing their everyday operations, with new surveyor guidance that went live Oct. 24.
CMS studying staff in SNFs
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 11, 2022
Federal contractors are heading into 75 nursing homes this fall to gather data needed to establish a first-ever federal minimum staffing mandate.
The most discouraging words
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 06, 2023
“At your age …” At the beginning of life and near the end, it’s one of the most discouraging phrases any of us are likely to hear.
Ask the payment expert… about the SNF 5-Claim Probe and Educate Reviews
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Apr 12, 2024
In an attempt to lower the skilled nursing facility improper payment rate, CMS implemented the SNF 5-Claim Probe and Educate Review, wherein the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) conduct reviews...
July/August state news
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 07, 2023
Texas skilled nursing providers in May got their first increase in the Medicaid base rate in 10 years, along with supplemental funding to help providers stay afloat until that new rate kicks in this September.
Marc Halpert: A CEO’s contagious caring
By
C. Max Bachmann
Sep 11, 2022
Marc Halpert is always smiling — to the point that his infectious grin has become synonymous with his company’s branding.