Chronic delays in Illinois’ Medicaid application processing is still haunting a non-for-profit organization forced to close its 98-bed nursing home last year.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is once again being urged to change a rule that requires an individual to spend three consecutive days as a hospital inpatient in order to receive Medicare...
Tougher inspections, bigger budget: CMS seeks to bring uniformity to survey process
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 28, 2019
The survey process for nursing homes could be tougher under a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services initiative to improve nursing home safety and quality.
Medicaid redesign provokes privacy concerns
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 28, 2019
Public comments submitted over the state’s plan to redesign its Medicaid program are being kept private after the state raised HIPAA concerns.
Nursing Home Reform Act violations can be part of negligence lawsuit, court says
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2019
A family member suing a skilled nursing facility for negligence can move forward with her lawsuit that cites the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act, a court ruled this week.
Memory loss spikes in Chinese-American senior women, study finds
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2019
Older Chinese American women are more likely to experience cognitive impairment than men, according to a new analysis.
Nursing home residents pose for ‘back to school’ pictures
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2019
Whether it’s walking or simply enjoying every moment, nursing home residents in Mentor, OH, were excited as school children to share their goals on social media.
Former administrator, head nurse face manslaughter charges over Hollywood Hills deaths
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 26, 2019
Former nursing home workers have turned themselves in for charges related to the deaths of 12 residents during Hurricane Irma.
Uncertainty for some providers as CMS admits mistake with value-based purchasing reports
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2019
Skilled nursing facilities will be issued corrected value-based purchasing (VBP) reports following a calculation mistake by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Newly proposed rule could increase provider coordination for treating substance abuse
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2019
Physicians treating nursing home residents with substance abuse would have easier access to previous medical records under proposed revisions to a federal rule.