A coalition of nursing home providers filed a lawsuit against New York Oct. 25, claiming the state illegally cut $352 million in Medicaid funding, according to a USA Today Network affiliate The Journal News.
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Many nursing homes have inadequate antibiotic stewardship programs and lack properly trained infection preventionists, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
The top five safety risks in ambulatory care are diagnostic testing errors, medication safety events, falls, HIPAA violations and security incidents, according to a new ECRI Institute analysis.
Aveanna Healthcare, a home healthcare company owned by two large private-equity firms, has been cited for numerous safety violations, with at least seven children dying in its care over the past year in states where the company largely conducts business,…
CMS is updating the system it uses to monitor the performance of nursing home inspectors to hold them more accountable and revamp the inspection process.
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Newsweek recognized 406 nursing homes across the nation's 20 largest states for high care quality in its Best Nursing Homes 2020 list.
An 83-year-old patient at Haverhill, Mass.-based Oxford Rehabilitation and Health Care Center allegedly beat his roommate to death with a walker Oct. 5, the Boston Herald reported.
As part of the Trump administration's push to improve nursing home quality transparency, CMS is updating its Nursing Home Compare website to feature a new consumer alert icon next to nursing homes that have been cited for abuse, neglect or…
Many U.S. nursing homes fail to follow proper safe food handling guidelines, which could put elderly patients at risk of foodborne illnesses, according to an investigative report from the nonprofit news organization FairWarning that was published by NBC News.
Eleven residents were evacuated after a fire broke out at Augusta (Ga.) Villa Health and Rehabilitation Center Sept. 28, reports The Augusta Chronicle.