Elder Justice: What “No Harm” Really Means for Residents is a newsletter published by the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Long Term Care Community Coalition. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide residents, families, friends, and advocates … [Read more...] about Elder Justice Newsletter – Vol 3, Issue 4 Now Available
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Consumer Advocacy Organizations Sue CMS Over 2017 Guidance on Civil Money Penalties Imposed Against Nursing Facilities
On July 7, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued sub-regulatory guidance limiting the types of civil money penalties (CMPs) that can be imposed for deficiencies that occurred at nursing facilities but were corrected … [Read more...] about Consumer Advocacy Organizations Sue CMS Over 2017 Guidance on Civil Money Penalties Imposed Against Nursing Facilities
HHS Inspector General Issues Report on Focused Infection Control Surveys in Nursing Facilities
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports that between March 23 and May 30, 2020, states using the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s (CMS’s) focused infection control survey protocol cited only 68 deficiencies at nursing … [Read more...] about HHS Inspector General Issues Report on Focused Infection Control Surveys in Nursing Facilities
“Observation Status” May Disproportionately Burden Medicare Beneficiaries in the Most Vulnerable Neighborhoods
A new study shows that the consequences of “observation status” may disproportionately burden Medicare beneficiaries in neighborhoods with high levels of socioeconomic deprivation. When hospitalized patients are labeled in observation status they … [Read more...] about “Observation Status” May Disproportionately Burden Medicare Beneficiaries in the Most Vulnerable Neighborhoods
Senators Casey and Wyden Release Third Report on Nursing Homes and COVID-19
In The Cost of Inaction: 19 Deaths an Hour and Rising (Dec. 2020), Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) describe the worsening coronavirus crisis in nursing homes, updating their two earlier reports. More than 104,000 residents and workers … [Read more...] about Senators Casey and Wyden Release Third Report on Nursing Homes and COVID-19
Toby S. Edelman on This is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World
Perspectives on what policymakers can learn from COVID-19's devastating impacts on nursing facilities, featuring Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Toby Edelman and 2019-20 Health and Aging Policy Fellow, Cinnamon St. John. … [Read more...] about Toby S. Edelman on This is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World
Elder Justice Newsletter – Vol 3, Issue 3 Now Available
Elder Justice: What “No Harm” Really Means for Residents is a newsletter published by the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Long Term Care Community Coalition. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide residents, families, friends, and advocates … [Read more...] about Elder Justice Newsletter – Vol 3, Issue 3 Now Available
CMS Replaces all Eight Care-Specific Websites with Single Website: Care Compare
Effective December 1, 2020, Care Compare replaces eight health care-specific websites, such as Nursing Home Compare and Hospice Compare.[1] Users of the new website, https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/, must type in the city or zip code and … [Read more...] about CMS Replaces all Eight Care-Specific Websites with Single Website: Care Compare
Nursing Home Residents and COVID-19: Staffing and Quality of Care Matter
Despite the nursing home industry’s ongoing insistence that location/zip code is the primary factor determining whether residents infected with coronavirus,[1] evidence mounts that higher nurse staffing levels are correlated with fewer COVID-19 cases … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Residents and COVID-19: Staffing and Quality of Care Matter
Home for the Holidays | Leaving the Nursing Home During a Medicare-Covered Stay During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Late November begins a time for gatherings with family and friends – Thanksgiving, soon followed by the December holidays. Nursing home residents often want to participate in these gatherings but may worry that they will lose Medicare coverage if … [Read more...] about Home for the Holidays | Leaving the Nursing Home During a Medicare-Covered Stay During the Coronavirus Pandemic