Of the many hot words in long-term care, two are guaranteed to get people’s ears to perk up: “abuse” and “kickbacks.”
SNF deficiencies declining, but staffing still lower than recommended: report
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Jul 12, 2017
The average number of deficiencies per nursing home has dropped in recent years, but staffing levels are still falling short of what some experts recommend, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family...
AHCA plots policy course for 2016
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Oct 07, 2015
Next year could be a “luxury” year for the American Health Care Association’s interest on Capitol Hill if the group can maintain the successes it’s seen this year through the end...
Report leads to question whether CMS has raised the quality bar too high
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John Hall
May 15, 2015
More than one-third of the nation’s 15,500-plus nursing homes now bear the stigma of poor quality as a result of a tough new star ratings system implemented in February by the Centers for Medicare...
Alleged DNR mix-up death highlights concerns for nursing homes
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 11, 2024
The untimely death of a Connecticut nursing home resident in September was the result of mistakenly applying a roommate’s do-not-resuscitate order, alleges a lawsuit filed by that resident’s daughter...
LTC task force pushes for ‘complete redesign’ of nursing home survey process that places less blame...
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Danielle Brown
Nov 10, 2020
The survey process for nursing homes should focus on engaging geriatric experts more and recognizing high-performing and innovative facilities rather than assigning blame and focusing on punishments for...
Yelping at online reviews
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Elizabeth Newman
Aug 07, 2015
If there’s one service long-term care providers almost universally dislike, it’s online websites geared towards consumers and healthcare.
Healthcare’s dirty secret
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 20, 2012
If there’s one topic where I feel that healthcare publications tend to repeat themselves, it’s around infection control.
BREAKING: CMS toughens stance on worst-performing nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 21, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced it is increasing its scrutiny of chronically low-performing nursing homes by revising its Special Focus Facility Program.
Hiring ‘handcuffs’ would come off under new measure to end CNA training lockouts
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Danielle Brown
Jun 15, 2022
There’s nothing the long-term care industry needs more right now than to get more people into its workforce. A new proposal that modifies nurse aide training lockouts is just what the sector needs, some...