Oct 28, 2024 · The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer process optional state assessments (OSAs) after Oct. 1, 2025 for providers in states that are still …

Nov 19, 2024 · The guidance will be available to surveyors starting next year on February 24. Alicia Cantinieri, managing director for clinical reimbursement and regulatory compliance with …

Oct 29, 2024 · He also said that CMS is changing the administrator turnover measure on the 5-star ratings methodology, with the gap of employment counting towards turnover being …

Dec 17, 2024 · The rule didn’t go far enough according to consumer advocacy groups, but nursing home advocates pronounced it as a death knell for nursing homes, with one head of a state …

Dec 10, 2024 · When not covering senior news, Jack Silverstein is a sports historian and staff writer for SB Nation’s Windy City Gridiron, making regular guest spots on WGN and 670-AM, …

Oct 22, 2024 · The change from RUG-IV to PDPM was designed to improve outcomes for care while reducing costs, but some “opportunistic” nursing home systems appear to have found …

Sep 25, 2024 · Newsweek released its list of top nursing homes for 2025 on Wednesday, ranking facilities within each state according to number of beds. Newsweek recognized 1,050 nursing …

Nov 27, 2024 · “This is a reflection of the outgoing administration’s broader policy priorities in health care,” Bentley said of the 2025 survey changes. Provisions in survey changes around …

Jan 3, 2025 · The demise of the mandate would be cheered by nursing home providers and industry associations. Ever since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) …

Sep 23, 2024 · More than two-dozen skilled nursing facilities in Iowa are under new ownership, following the closing of a historic transaction this month. The sale is the largest SNF deal ever …