[10/11/19]
Posted on October 11, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is revising its Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System to add a red alert icon to a skilled nursing facility’s profile if the facility has had a high-level abuse citation and/or repeat abuse citations. Changes to CMS Nursing Home Compare Website On October 7, 2019, CMS... READ MORE
Tags: abuse, ABUSE AND NEGLECT, citations, DEFINITION OF ABUSE, F223, F224, F600, F602, F603, five star, long term care, neglect, nursing home, nursing home compare, POST ACUTE, POST ACUTE CARE, SCOPE/SEVERITY, SKILLED NURSING, survey
[10/09/12]
Posted on October 9, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) was mandated to submit a report to Congress evaluating the Nationwide Program for National and State Background Checks on Direct Patient Access Employees of Long Term Care Facilities and Providers (commonly referred to as the “Background... READ MORE
Tags: abuse, aide, background, bufford, cms, fbi, grant, Home Health, Hospice, jent, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, neglect, nurse, oig, selby, state
[05/16/12]
Posted on May 16, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Fahey, Sean J.
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin recently signed Vermont House Bill 413 into law. The new law adds a new section to Vermont’s laws on abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults residing in long term care facilities. The new section allows Vermont’s Attorney General the right to pursue a civil action against individuals, nursing homes... READ MORE
Tags: abuse, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, neglect, nursing home
