The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in early January it would start posting nursing home turnover rates for nurses and administrators, as well as weekend staffing levels, by the end...
Consumers seek fast end of COVID-era nurse aide waiver
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has faced rising pressure to end a pandemic-related temporary waiver of some nurse aide training requirements.
CMS airing out staffing data
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in early January it would start posting nursing home turnover rates for nurses and administrators, as well as weekend staffing levels, by the end...
Mandates stir big showdown
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
President Joe Biden triggered broad dissent among the nursing home industry when he announced Aug. 18 that facilities would lose their Medicare and Medicaid funding if employees were not vaccinated against...
MDS proposal cuts Section G
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services surprised providers at the end of 2019 when they presented a first draft of the 2020 MDS item sets.
13th Online Expo explores quality, pay, tech
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2019
New Year’s resolutions may have worn off by now, but the opportunity to better yourself professionally will never be greater than at the end of this month, thanks to the McKnight’s Online Expo.
Critics: Gaps in ‘Compare’ site
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 06, 2017
The federal website that informs consumers about specific nursing homes has “considerable” knowledge gaps, a pair of prominent Harvard University researchers asserted recently.
SNF need greater than thought
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 06, 2017
Americans have a higher probability of needing skilled nursing care than previously thought, according to new research.
Thanks for 1% Medicare raise
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 06, 2017
If they hadn’t known well in advance it would be that small, providers probably wouldn’t have been so gracious about a mere 1% increase in Medicare reimbursements from the Centers for Medicare...
More scrutiny ahead for Five-Star ratings
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
In a move that top nursing home lobbyists privately hoped wouldn’t come to pass, the Government Accountability Office announced in late August it will be investigating the federal nursing home rating...