The review comes on the heels of a Kaiser Health News and New York Times investigation that found nearly 1,400 nursing homes report having fewer registered nurses on duty than the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires.
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HHS Watchdog Probes Enforcement Of Staffing Standards At Nursing Homes
Posted on 04 September 2018.
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Care Suffers as Nursing Homes Feed Money Into Corporate Web
Posted on 07 January 2018.
When one of Martha Jane Pierce’s sons peeled back the white sock that had been covering his 82-year-old mother’s right foot for a month, he discovered rotting flesh.
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Trump Relaxes Financial Penalties Against Nursing Homes
Posted on 06 January 2018.
The shift in the Medicare program’s penalty protocols was requested by the nursing home industry.
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Chasing Millions in Medicaid Dollars, Hospitals Buy up Nursing Homes
Posted on 20 October 2017.
Westminster Village North, a nursing home and retirement community in Indianapolis, recently added 25 beds and two kitchens to speed food delivery to residents.
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Glaring Quality Gaps in Nursing Homes to Grow With Medicaid Cuts
Posted on 30 September 2017.
Nursing homes that rely the most on Medicaid tend to provide the worst care for their residents; not just the people covered by the program but also those who pay privately or have Medicare coverage.
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Feds proposes rules for nursing homes, long-term care facilities
Posted on 14 July 2015.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a new set of rules for nursing homes and long-term care facilities that participate in federal health insurance programs, including revised standards for employee training and patient safety aimed at stopping elder abuse. The proposal was announced on Monday as part of the White House […]
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