Caregivers have been feeling the heat as CMS has started to focus more on wound care prevention in nursing facilities.
6 new quality measures for SNFs now showing on Nursing Home Compare
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 29, 2020
New performance data on skilled nursing providers, which features six additional measures, is now on the Nursing Home Compare website, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday. ...
Streamlined telehealth workflow improves clinical rounds in nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2021
Geriatricians have created an optimized workflow process to help improve virtual clinical care encounters with SNF residents.
Standardized tool for assessing post-acute care is floated in House and Senate
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 20, 2014
Lawmakers in both houses of Congress have unveiled a draft bill calling for post-acute care providers to furnish standard assessment data, with the goals of enabling better quality oversight and driving...
Providers face urgent review of preview reports, 6 new measures for Nursing Home Compare
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2020
Skilled nursing providers have just 10 days to review new performance data headed for the Nursing Home Compare Website. Six new measures will be on display.
The top long-term care news stories of 2021
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 26, 2021
Here’s a rundown of the top stories that McKnight’s Long-Term Care News readers opened over the past 12 months.