Monthly Archives: April 2016
Anonymous complaints about Illinois’ nursing homes would no longer be accepted or investigated under a bill currently up for debate in the state House of Representatives. H.B. 5601, introduced earlier this year by Rep. Mike Unes (R), would amend the state’s Nursing Home Care Act to require identifying information from people filing complaints about neglect or abuse in a nursing home. That information would be kept confidential by the Illinois Department of Public Health, but nursing home investigators would be…..
“Low pay and poor benefits for nursing assistants is resulting in a “crisis” of low quality care in nursing homes, according to a report released Tuesday by the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI). Nursing assistant jobs are often characterized by poor benefits, high injury rates, erratic scheduling, high turnover, few opportunities for advancement and low pay, the report asserts. Nearly half of nursing assistants live in households that earn far less than the federal poverty level, with one in three assistants…..
Nursing Home Compare hurt by mistrust, unawareness, report finds This article is questioning the validity of the nursing home compare system utilized by the Government to rate nursing homes. As for finding the most appropriate nursing home? Let’s just say your options are a bit more limited. Well, there’s the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Nursing Home Compare website, which will reveal how many “stars” specific facilities received on their last inspection. Now what if that person you are…..
April 05, 2016 Share this article Mukamel: Nursing home rating measures should help consumers find the best facility for their needs Current government ratings for nursing homes such as Nursing Home Compare differ so much from consumers’ personal rankings, they could benefit from personalization, according to a new study. Conducted by researchers at the University of California-Irvine, the study targeted government-provided, Five-Star Ratings System-based nursing home ratings, like those found on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Nursing Home…..
Skilled nursing providers should be prepared for managed care to drill down on Medicare Part A residents, creating the potential for major financial problems, a long-term care expert warned on Tuesday. Managed care experts “don’t see what value we add to the equation — you need to prove it,” said Jill M. Krueger, the president and CEO of Symbria in Warrenville, IL, during a session at the LeadingAge Illinois annual meeting. “The pendulum is going to swing and they’ll drill…..
The federal government is upping its efforts to keep more seniors out of nursing homes, and in home and community-based long-term care programs, according to a report published on Monday. Data published by the Associated Press shows that in 2013, 51% of the $146 billion spent on long-term care benefits for seniors and those with disabilities was spent on home and community-based services, compared to 49% on institutional LTC services. That year marked the first time where more federal money…..
“At senior care facilities, it’s easy to get caught up in the numbers – the percentages and ratings that earn awards and boost state and Medicare rankings. But we know that what’s most important is dealing with people as a whole. While the data points – how many residents need antipsychotic medications, are injured in falls, or report pain – are important clinical measures, they represent only a snapshot of an organization’s culture and all-around quality of care. At United…..
Healthcare workers in New York and California celebrated last week, as the two states were poised to pass legislation that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The California Legislature approved a plan on Thursday that would raise the minimum wage incrementally, from the current $10 an hour to $15 by 2022. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) was expected to sign the wage increase, which will affect more than 440,000 of the state’s healthcare workers, into law on Monday……
By Patrick Conway, CMS Principal Deputy Administrator and Chief Medical Officer “Today’s launch of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR) is a major step toward transforming care delivery in Medicare. Why? Because this model looks to improve care and quality for the most common procedures that Medicare beneficiaries have, hip and knee replacements. In 2014, more than 400,000 Medicare beneficiaries received a hip or knee replacement, costing more than $7 billion for the hospitalizations alone. Despite the high…..
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