January 01, 2017

May a SNF continue to use arbitration clauses in resident contracts?

Preventive policies are credited for lowering pressure injuries in hospitals by about half over the past decade, even as long-term care rates rose, a new analysis found.

Changes to the Five-Star Quality Rating System for nursing homes may be on the horizon under recommendations published by the Government Accountability Office in December.

Long-term care providers delivered ringing endorsements of President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in December called for the elimination of market basket updates for skilled nursing operators in fiscal 2018 and 2019.

When you ask people in this sector about the biggest staffing challenges ahead, responses often pour into familiar buckets.

The healthcare industry is projected to need 1 million new nurses within five years, but most settings are finding the wait between placing a help wanted ad and a hiring decision to be far too long.

Healthcare settings that substitute lower-level staff for registered nurses do so at their own peril, according to an extensive review of nurse skill mix at more than 240 hospitals in Belgium, England,...

We just finished our state and federal survey and received one federal citation. It is about dignity — are you familiar with this regulation, and if so, can you help me research?

A skilled nursing facility with 100 occupied beds can expect to pay roughly $235,000 in liability expenses in 2017, according to the recently issued Aon Global Risk Consulting/American Health Care Association...