In an April 2024 Update, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) describes a risk-based survey (RBS) that it is testing to provide shorter, “more focused” surveys for “consistently higher-quality facilities.” CMS does not describe the … [Read more...] about CMS Must Preserve Standard Surveys for All Nursing Facilities
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Federal District Court Affirms: Medicaid Survey Teams Investigating Nursing Home Complaints Need Not Include a Registered Nurse
On remand from the Second Circuit and in a summary judgment decision, Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the federal district court for the Southern District of New York upholds a final rule promulgated in August 2017 permitting nursing home complaint … [Read more...] about Federal District Court Affirms: Medicaid Survey Teams Investigating Nursing Home Complaints Need Not Include a Registered Nurse
Report | Too Much Secrecy in The Nursing Home Enforcement System
In “How Nursing Homes’ Worst Offenses Are Hidden From the Public,” The New York Times reported on December 10, 2021 that the nursing home survey and enforcement systems keep hidden from the public important information about some of the … [Read more...] about Report | Too Much Secrecy in The Nursing Home Enforcement System
HHS Office of Inspector General: Nursing Home COVID-19 Underscores Need for Better Staffing and Improved Surveys
According to the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), nursing facilities were not prepared for the pandemic and could not “stem the devastation once it was evident that nursing homes were especially vulnerable.” In “More than a Thousand Nursing … [Read more...] about HHS Office of Inspector General: Nursing Home COVID-19 Underscores Need for Better Staffing and Improved Surveys
CMS Improves Public Reporting of Nursing Home Information
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s implementation of its comprehensive nursing home reform agenda, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new surveyor guidance, making two significant changes to its quality rating … [Read more...] about CMS Improves Public Reporting of Nursing Home Information
Conviction of Florida Nursing Home Operator Affirmed
In July 2016, the federal government indicted Philip Esformes, owner and operator of the Esformes Network, including nursing facilities in Florida. He and two others have been criminally charged in a one-billion-dollar Medicare fraud and money … [Read more...] about Conviction of Florida Nursing Home Operator Affirmed
Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter | Volume 4, Issue 6 Now Available
In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on … [Read more...] about Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter | Volume 4, Issue 6 Now Available
Nursing Homes: Addressing the Worst Operator Behaviors under Existing Law
One of the major challenges today preventing the effective oversight of nursing facilities is the dramatic change in ownership and management practices since the Nursing Home Reform Law was enacted in 1987. Thirty-five years ago, most facilities were … [Read more...] about Nursing Homes: Addressing the Worst Operator Behaviors under Existing Law
Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter | Vol. 4, Issue 5 Now Available
In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on … [Read more...] about Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter | Vol. 4, Issue 5 Now Available
Study Finds Relationship Between Religiously Affiliated Nursing Homes and Standard of Care Complaints and Violations
A study published by researchers from Yale School of Management and London Business School determined that violations of standards of care are more severe in religiously affiliated (RA) nursing homes compared to secular facilities.[1] Through an … [Read more...] about Study Finds Relationship Between Religiously Affiliated Nursing Homes and Standard of Care Complaints and Violations