Where were YOU when CMS changed the Five-Star rating system?
By
Steven Littlehale
Mar 20, 2015
Some things will always stay etched in our mind. Where were you on February 12, when CMS publicly announced immediate changes to the Five Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes?
How to do it … financing in the age of Trump
By
John Hall
May 06, 2017
The new administration has promised to relax restrictive regulations and provide a host of economic incentives to expand and improve. But providers should beware of the double-edged sword of uncertainty....
Changes to Five Star expected, providers fear lower ratings
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 12, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is expected to unveil major changes to Nursing Home Compare today that could cause facilities to lose rating stars, according to industry sources.
Regulators consider adding satisfaction surveys to nursing home rating system
Jul 10, 2009
Federal regulators are meeting with nursing home operators and other key stakeholders today to discuss ways in which resident and family satisfaction surveys might be factored into the new facility Five-Star...
Among the risks: upticks in instances of workplace violence and ransomware attacks, as well as ongoing fall risks from a notable increase in the use of antipsychotics.
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Sep 17, 2021
Minimum staffing proposal ‘unattainable’ for nursing homes, providers testify … Fired administrator alleges provider ‘ignored and violated’ state, federal regulations … Ohio has highest number...
‘Outliers’ beware: Medicaid transparency rule will track staff spending patterns
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2024
While a new Medicaid transparency rule for nursing homes doesn’t go as far as a similar measure dictating how home and personal care providers spend their money, data collected through new reporting...
Feds: Staffing agency shorted nurses $4.6 million in overtime
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2022
A $9.3 million judgment against a nurse staffing firm shows the ongoing challenges both workers and nursing homes face in finding reliable temporary staffing agencies.
Staffing emphasized more in new nursing home rankings from U.S. News and World Report
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 30, 2018
U.S. News & World Report today unveiled its rankings of the nation’s best nursing homes, with 2,975 earning top honors.
This state’s long-term care providers need 23,000 workers … and counting
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 12, 2021
Nearly 70% of nursing homes here are restricting admissions because of a lack of staffing.