That could present a serious risk for seniors in nursing homes. Many of them take more than five medications daily, and Medicare has encouraged prescribers to favor generics in recent years.

A tool in development called the Avoidable Transfer Scale enables nursing homes to outsource quality improvement work related to potentially avoidable hospitalizations, researchers at the ...

In its Medicaid fact sheet, the American Health Care Association notes that 775 nursing homes have closed in recent years and staffing is still 60,000 short of pre-pandemic levels.

Best-rated nursing homes in the Charlotte area In ratings last updated Jan. 25 , 14 nursing homes in the Charlotte area (within a 25-mile radius) received a five-star “much above average ...

Five Tri-Cities nursing homes rated on a five-star scale by Medicare. ... Nursing homes may be inspected in addition to their yearly checks, if they report an incident or receive a complaint.

Nursing homes get short-term 14% funding increase for Medicaid patients. It’s a good start, experts say, but “it would be much easier to plan for the future if we had a long-term commitment.” ...

Detailed records of problems at Rhode Island nursing homes are publicly available online, though it's not necessarily obvious where to look. Here's a quick guide. First, search for the facility in ...

In November, CMS reminded nursing homes that they are required to educate residents and staff about Covid vaccines and to offer to administer boosters. The agency also provided more assistance to ...

SEVERAL nursing homes in County Wicklow met with TDs and Senators at Leinster House last week to outline the severe funding crisis facing the private and voluntary nursing home sector.

Lincoln County owns Pine Crest, one of 36 county-owned nursing homes in Wisconsin. They are better staffed, have higher quality of care and draw fewer complaints than facilities owned by for ...

Because of its scale and consistency across homes, ... Nursing homes that receive most of their payment through Medicaid are hit hardest by the 1.45 ratio.