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Nursing Home Update: New CMS Surveyor Guidance Calls for Admission Agreement Reviews

Hall Render

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has given surveyors additional rules and updates to allow surveyors to assess and cite violations of the regulations on nursing homes with admission agreements that create prohibited third-party guarantee of resident payments.

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Nursing Home Update: CMS Extends Implementation Date of Surveyor Guidance Changes in Appendix PP

Hall Render

On March 7, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a memo dated March 10, 2025, that gives nursing homes and surveyors more time to prepare for implementation of new rules and updates to allow surveyors to add extra attention and increase oversight in nursing homes.

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Five Types Of Abuse In A Nursing Home

HIT Consultant

Nursing homes care for the elderly, people with disabilities, or those who are terminally ill. However, abuse can take many different forms in nursing homes and can devastatingly impact the residents. Implementing some steps can help protect the residents of nursing homes from abuse. Physical Abuse.

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How Can Nursing Homes’ Data Problem Be Solved?

HIT Consultant

Joel Landau, founder and chairman of The Allure Group Nursing homes have embraced technology, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, to help seniors, staff, and clinicians better communicate with one another and for residents to stay in touch with loved ones. Nursing homes are evolving.

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Receiving IV Therapy and Antibiotics In A Nursing Facility

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Receiving IV therapy is one of the reasons many seniors and adults take advantage of nursing homes such as Fairview Rehab and Nursing Home in Queens NY. Illegal copying is prohibited. IV or intravenous therapy has many applications for […].

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Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements: Recent Trends in Citation Risks and Solutions

Hall Render

In 2023, nursing homes have seen increased citations by surveyors for noncompliance tied to their pre-dispute, binding agreements for binding arbitration with their residents. The Arbitration Regulations revised the requirements for arbitration agreements when they are used by nursing homes to resolve disputes with their residents.

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What Are The Different Options For Senior Care?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. A stage would come when you need to decide what would work best for your aging parents, nursing home or in home senior care. The article What Are The Different Options For Senior Care? Illegal copying is prohibited.