New government health data shows that quality in AmericaÛªs skilled nursing centers is improving, while scores for facilities receiving the lowest rankings are on the decline. Examining over 15,000 facilities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that its Five-Star Rating System (Five-Star) for skilled nursing care centers...
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Are Accredited Nursing Homes Safer? (VIDEO)
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Are Accredited Nursing Homes Safer?
A new study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety entitled ÛÏSafety Culture ÛÒ Relationship Between Nursing Home Safety Culture and Joint Commission AccreditationÛ suggests that nursing homes accredited by The Joint Commission have a more robust culture of resident safety than non-accredited facilities and has a...
Joint Commission Awards First Disease-Specific Certifications to Nursing Homes
Claremont Rehabilitation and Living Center in Buffalo Grove, Illinois and Forest Villa Nursing Care in Niles, Illinois, became the first nursing homes in the country to be certified under The Joint Commissionäó»s Disease-Specific Care Certification Program.æ This is significant because it adds another level of quality that you can now...
Elderly Heart Failure Patients Face Poorer Outcomes if Nursing Home Care Needed
Elderly heart failure patients who need skilled nursing care after discharge from the hospital face a higher risk of poor outcomes and even death, according to the American Heart Association.Researchers from the University of Colorado-Denver School of Medicine analyzed data from 15,459 Medicare patients, with an average age of 80,...
Threats of Nursing Home Lawsuits Do Not Improve Care
Nursing homes with high quality ratings are sued almost as often as lower performing nursing homes, according to a new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine. And researchers found litigation or its likelihood does not necessarily result in better care.æ Researchers analyzed information about nursing home lawsuits...
Iowa Eliminates 10 Nursing Home Inspectors
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) has cut 10 of the state’s 38 nursing home inspecting positions. That leaves just 28 people to inspect 442 nursing homes! Iowa’s financial challenges were the reason for the reduction. Officials said other staffers in the Inspections and Appeals department could be trained to fill...
Nursing Home Wins Better Business Award
Springfield Health and Rehabilitation Center in Springfield, OH are in Washington to become the first healthcare provider of any type to receive the Better Business Bureau International Torch Award for Marketplace Excellence. You don’t often associate nursing homes with Better Business awards let alone a national one. The competition was...
Disciplined Nurses Database is a Dirty Little Secret
Any wonder patient and resident experience suffers in our health care facilities; word comes of another hidden resource that might be able to help but has not been shared. The Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank was created 22 years ago to help hospitals and nursing homes perform background checks...
Is Quality Better in Not for Profit Nursing Homes
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