A recently released report from a federal watchdog agency drew attention to nursing homes’ underreporting of resident falls ...

The nursing home industry has another weapon in its arsenal to fight against a pending federal staffing minimum regulation: A report the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services itself commissioned ...

Q: Why is the OIG auditing the accuracy of falls data from MDS assessments submitted by nursing homes? A: In April, the Office of Inspector General added the MDS falls audit to its 2024 Work Plan.

A federal watchdog Wednesday called on regulators to strengthen the Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes, saying that most facilities that graduate do not sustain improvements. Providers ...

Nursing homes in Vermont and Wyoming had the highest percentage of residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, according to CMS data published ...

A proposed rule would require nursing facilities to boost hours of nursing care, but industry leaders argue a workforce shortage makes such an increase impossible. The COVID-19 pandemic had an ...

In most cases, the nursing homes’ quality of care performance worsened after the sale” to private equity investors, according to the AARP.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The federal government is taking extreme and rare action against a Virginia nursing home for failures to meet health and safety standards. According to federal records, the ...

The state’s largest nursing home plans to close its doors weeks after being terminated from the federal Medicare and Medicaid program after “a history of serious quality issues” and violations for ...