McKnight’s reported the inaccuracy of the ratings on CMS’ Care Compare website. The OIG discovered that Medicare’s Care Compare site did not accurately reflect nursing home deficiencies in two-thirds of listings reviewed. This means more than 10,000 health, life safety or emergency preparedness violations may have been left out of view of consumers. Scope and severity
The San Francisco Chronicle reported infamous California operator Mariner Health Care Inc. operates nursing homes with unsafe staffing levels and qualifications. A federal court issued a preliminary injunction for 19 of its facilities. The injunction will ensure residents at these facilities are given proper care in a safer environment. The California nursing home chain is being
Forbes had a great article by Dr. Kenneth Scott. He is CEO and founder of SilverSage Management Services. He discussed the Biden Administration’s plan to improve the quality of care administered in nursing homes across the nation. Biden announced a series of actions designed to increase accountability against the worst-performing facilities. Biden and CMS plan
“CMS’ thirteen-year delay is slow even by bureaucratic standards and especially egregious given that the number of nursing homes owned by private equity has significantly increased since then” -US Sen. Charles Grassley wrote (R-IA). Recently Grassley sent a letter asking CMS to finalize CMS’ “overdue proposed rule that…failed to finalize and implement.” New rules will
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new rule that will require the disclosure of certain ownership, managerial, and other information regarding Medicare skilled facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities. See the link to the federal register for more details: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Disclosures of Ownership and Additional Disclosable Parties Information
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