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CMS surprise: New nursing home survey process to debut in ...

The new survey process will come with the second phase of the new rule for nursing home participation, Shulman said

Organizers of the first national meeting of the new American Association of Directors of Nursing Services timed their event just right. On Thursday, members became the first group of long-term care providers to learn of a new survey process that will start next year as a consequence...

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6 new quality measures coming to Nursing Home Compare ...

New quality measures for skilled nursing facilities will be introduced in the coming months, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said during an Open Door Forum call for providers Thursday.

Data for six new quality measures -- some based on Medicare claims, others on MDS data -- will be added to Nursing Home Compare beginning in April. The new measures, bound to make providers' jobs...

Abuse of nursing home residents on social media the focus ...

Nursing homes are receiving new instructions on how to prevent employees from abusing residents on social media.

A training kit produced by the American Health Care Association provides explanations of different social media platforms, recommendations for employee usage policies and directives on how to report improper media usage.

Step-by-step directions on how to handle different type of inappropriate social media posts -- including degrading comments, photos and videos -- are included.

AHCA Senior Vice President Greg Crist told Bloomberg BNA that many care facilities have not...