Nursing Home and Hospital Surveyors no Longer Allowed to Provide Information Without the Permission of the Head of CMS!
A patient in a North Carolina nursing home was allowed to fall by a nurse aide. The aide and her friends/coworkers covered it up and for two weeks the patient was untreated for a hip fracture. She was eventually taken to a hospital and there it was found she had a broken hip. Shocked by [...]
A Star Rating System for Nursing Homes
Last week Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website (www.medicare.gov/nhcompare/) launched a five-star rating system for all nursing homes nationwide. Accordig to CMS, individual nursing homes will receive one to five stars in three categories — quality measures, nurse staffing and health inspections — as well as an overall rating. It will be the first time the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]
How The Current Economic Climate Can Affect Nursing Home and Hospital Surveys and Surveyors
I’ve been busy with surveys and issues coming up regarding surveys that I haven’t had the chance to take time to continue writing. I’m taking a few moments now. I just want to comment on something affecting all of us – the current economic climate. I know how it is affecting me, and I’m sure [...]