AARP report flags nursing home care costs
Florida nursing homes care for more than 700,000 people daily. But soon, The Gardens at DePugh Nursing Center in Winter...
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CMS slashes inpatient-only procedures, threatening nursing home coverage
The federal government is moving forward with a long-planned effort to eliminate a list of medical procedures limited to inpatient...
Nursing costs, more serious injuries hike post-acute workers comp spending
The average cost of skilled nursing associated with workers compensation claims have steadily increased, with a new report showing a...
Nursing Homes Follow Regulatory ‘Breadcrumbs’ and Share Staff Across Diversified Portfolio
Having the right staff is key for skilled nursing providers to remain financially viable in a volatile market, and with...
Rehabilitation Nursing: Leading Patients to Recovery
From one clinical experience at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation, Allison Citriglia, BSN, RN, CPN, knew she was meant...
Home Health Industry Welcomes CMS’ Repeal Of Nursing Home Staffing Mandate
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) drafted a rule that would repeal the federal staffing...
DOJ sues ProMedica over alleged ‘substandard’ nursing home care
The DOJ alleges that four nursing homes under ProMedica's control provided "non-existent, grossly substandard" care to residents. TOLEDO, Ohio —...
Medicare covers at-home nursing care for dementia patients for the first time this year
After an initial pilot program, Medicare has introduced a new model for treating patients with dementia this year.The Guiding an...
Behind CMS’s freeze of all Nursing Home Care Compare data
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday it is freezing its chief nursing home information source for consumers...
