QI Survey’s further incursion into dining activities to be featured focus at audio conference
By
McKnight's Staff
May 04, 2012
An audio conference will take place Tuesday morning in an effort to help long-term care providers create more efficient interdisciplinary approaches with their dining regimens. Under new QI Survey points...
New report blasts nursing home citations, rate of abuse tags
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 20, 2024
An organization dedicated to helping seniors find care issued a report Tuesday raising alarm about the number of nursing home abuse citations in 2023, but senior care leaders say a more punitive approach...
Nursing homes criticize CMS chest-thumping about $15.5M pandemic fines, severe citations
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 17, 2020
Nursing home operators were left shaking their heads and criticizing the Trump administration over the weekend after the latter touted larger than usual numbers of serious citations and fine amounts against...
CMS to begin audits for schizophrenia coding, says citations will affect quality ratings
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2023
The agency will start auditing nursing homes this month to determine whether residents’ schizophrenia diagnoses are accurate and appropriately coded. A pattern of inaccurate coding may result in a quality...
State negotiates on penalties to avert nursing home closures
By
Joe Bush
Nov 03, 2022
A struggling nursing home that owes nearly $4 million in state fees will likely be able to remain open, thanks to Iowa’s reconsideration of a bankruptcy strategy.