Less than two months after they put a lengthy compliance investigation behind them, PACS Group executives took to the stage ...
A couple of weeks ago, I had a rather full plate of work to accomplish for the day. So, I decided to get an early start. At 5 a.m. I started my coffee and ...
Months after announcing a new program to validate self-reported nursing home quality data, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun notifying providers of their selection.
Nursing homes have lost 5% of operating capacity since 2020, according to a new study examining why providers have had to limit admissions.
About 25% of Medicare beneficiaries with dementia were prescribed high-risk central nervous system (CNS) – active medications associated with falls, confusion and hospitalizations between 2013 and ...
It was another long night in the quality department. The reports didn’t add up, the complaints kept coming, and somewhere in the data, the truth was ...
Senators are calling UnitedHealth Group’s response to an investigation "inadequate" and demanding more information following ...
I sat in my office with the door closed, feeling utterly drained. We were falling short of our quality and financial goals, ...
A study of nursing home survey teams reveals fewer than half of surveyors working in 2023 had at least four years experience, ...
Evidence-based interventions, such as educational strategies, clinical practice guidelines, and audit and feedback, are ...
Being more strategic about roommate assignments could lower 90-day mortality rates in nursing homes by more than 5% without ...
Nearly 100 nursing homes can continue receiving state funding to help fund capital improvements at their aging facilities — ...