Nursing home complaints rose by 33% over four years, new report finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2017
While nursing home occupancy dropped between 2011 and 2015, complaints were up by a third during the same years, a new federal report asserts.
CMS Immediate Jeopardy decision for impaired residents partaking in sexual activity was correct, court...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 11, 2018
Sexual encounters between residents with dementia at a nursing facility may not have been truly consensual, and the government was within their rights to fine the facility accordingly, a court said last...
New proposed rule would reduce some nursing home penalties by 50%
Jul 13, 2010
A newly proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would, in some cases, reduce civil monetary penalties (CMP) issued against nursing homes by as much as 50%.
Nursing homes should think twice before submitting a plan of correction, court ruling suggests
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 26, 2013
Nursing homes that dispute a deficiency citation without Immediate Jeopardy and want it stricken from public record should consider withholding a plan of correction (POC), according to a recent federal...
Resident or inmate, or both?
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 26, 2013
Is it a nursing home … or a prison? That sounds like a shady lawyer trolling for clients, but it’s an urgent question for the residents of Rocky Hill, CT. And it may be a pressing question...
McKnight’s Online Expo only two weeks away
Mar 05, 2013
Don’t miss the seventh annual McKnight’s Online Expo, which will kick off with five CE-approved webcasts on March 20 and 21. Expo participants can also take advantage of the online exhibition...
The McKnight’s Online Expo is now underway
Mar 20, 2013
The seventh annual McKnight’s Online Expo begins today. The event kicks off with five CE-approved webcasts today (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday). Webcast topics include finding capital, wound...
Resident’s gruesome death warrants steep fines: court
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was justified in fining a Kentucky skilled nursing facility $4,050 a day for three months following a resident’s death, a U.S. Appeals Court recently...
Exhibit hall, CE options highlight McKnight’s Online Expo
Feb 27, 2013
The seventh annual McKnight’s Online Expo will kick off with five CE-approved webcasts on March 20 and 21. Expo participants can also take advantage of the online exhibition hall to connect with...
McKnight’s Online Expo to feature vendors, five CE opportunities
Mar 13, 2013
The seventh annual McKnight’s Online Expo will kick off with five CE-approved webcasts next Wednesday and Thursday.