Nursing homes will be required to disclose outside investors in their ownership or operations management if a new proposed rule issued on Monday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalized.
Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report calling for increased transparency on nursing home...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services(CMS) launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System on July 27, 2022. The updated system integrates data nursing homes report on their weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover among nurses and administrators. One of Arizona's 5-star rated...
This week, important thresholds have been met for the expansion of vaccination for Americans against COVID-19, including children. Johnson & Johnson announced Phase 3 data confirming strong, long lasting protection from the single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. Companies may now pursue insurance upcharges for unvaccinated employees and CMS...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services fined nursing homes across the country a total of $15 million during the COVID-19 pandemic for noncompliance with reporting data to the agency or not following infection control guidelines.
The agency made the announcement on August 14, and in a press release stated that the penalties...Arizona News
An investigation into state long-term healthcare facility ratings found stark disparities between the quality ratings issued by the Arizona Department of Health (AZDHS) and those published on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Nursing Home Compare database.
In Arizona, of the 146 nursing homes, 40 received a...
According to data released July 25, almost 1,400 SNFs had inadequate staffing of RNs or didn't provide payroll data proving necessary nursing coverage.
CMS used to rely on self reporting from nursing homes, but the ACA now allows for the collection of a SNFs staffing payroll records. The federal agency requires a nursing home to have...
