10+ hour, 52+ min ago  (537+ words) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday introduced a set of revisions updating survey procedures to require more consistent onsite timelines and clearer revisit protocols, expand enforcement through strengthened Civil Money Penalties (CMPs), and refine definitions of Immediate…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (272+ words) ChiemSeherin / Pixabay | CC0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday issued its Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) proposed rule, increasing Medicare rates by 2.4%. The 2.4% increase is based on the proposed SNF market basket of 3.2% and…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (362+ words) A state audit found Kentucky neglected nursing home oversight, delaying inspections for years and failing to catch inaccurate Medicaid eligibility data. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) in Kentucky did not properly manage Medicaid eligibility or payments nor…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1022+ words) kschneider2991 / pixabay | CC0 With reimbursement for brand name drugs sharply decreasing under the Inflation Reduction Act, long-term care pharmacies are having to make difficult decisions that will have a lasting impact on nursing home residents." The law disrupts long-term care pharmacies" business…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (761+ words) geralt / pixabay | CC0 As staffing conditions stabilize, skilled nursing leaders are shifting focus toward retention, and placing culture, communication and career development at the center of workforce strategies for 2026. Executives from Journey and Gurwin Healthcare Systems say keeping workers engaged now…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (737+ words) Image by Gregor Mima from Pixabay In states like New York, persistently low Medicaid reimbursement rates have meant that about 10% of nursing home beds are closed to admissions, according to Sebrina Barrett, president and CEO of LeadingAge New York. Barrett…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (14+ words) Flu Hospitalizations in Nursing Homes Reduced by Quick, Widespread Preventive Antiviral Treatment'Skilled Nursing News...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (753+ words) Pexels / Pixabay | CC0 Nursing home audit success depends on proactive habits. Providers who regularly review their own documentation, stay informed about Medicare policies and audit trends and make sure each patient encounter is clearly documented and individualized are on the right…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (593+ words) Rather than raising Medicaid rates, New York may simply add a $1.5 billion health care funding increase " but split between hospitals and nursing homes. Operators in the state are concerned with this decision, since it's unclear how those funds would be…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (672+ words) Rising patient complexity " including psychiatric conditions " and "supercharged" financial pressures are pushing skilled nursing operators to focus on leadership development and easing clinical burdens with clever fixes. "SNFs have always been vulnerable to payment pressures but they are supercharged right…...