Data Metrics CMS continues to rely on nursing home’s self-reported and unreliable data for adjustments to the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM). PDPM went into effect Oct. 1, 2019. It was the biggest change to the nursing home reimbursement system in 20 years. Colleen Muncy is with data analytics firm StarPro. She told McKnight’s Long-Term
Unsafe Staffing The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that nursing homes across Georgia and South Carolina are suffering widespread staffing shortages. Nursing homes often had unsafe staffing before the pandemic but the situation worsened as working conditions prompted workers to leave the industry. Katie Smith Sloan is CEO of LeadingAge, a national organization that represents 5,000 nonprofit
The Republican Party is in disarray. Conservatives v. Clowns. Politician Lauren Boebert Boebert is an idiot bigot. Video recently surfaced of Boebert making racist comments again. She is in the news because of ignorant anti-Muslim comments. CNN unearthed another video of Boebert from September saying stupid stuff. This time she called a Muslim colleague a
The vast majority of people agree that healthcare workers should protect patients by requiring vaccinations. The COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers survived its first legal challenge. A federal judge rejected Florida’s demand for a temporary restraining order. The rule requires healthcare workers a first shot by Dec. 6 and a second by Jan. 5
The Fayetteville Observer reported the disturbing deal between North Carolina and PruittHealth. North Carolina taxpayers will give $5.3 million more in the next five years to have Georgia-based PruittHealth to manage the state’s veterans nursing homes. However, another company had a lower bid. Wilmington-based Liberty Healthcare offered to run the facilities for a bid of 8.15% of
Unsurprisingly, a study from UPenn researchers reveals that the use of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) significantly declined during the pandemic. The facilities were death sentences for too many vulnerable adults. SNF spending for care also declined. Featured in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, the study showed SNF use declined from an average of
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