Only the resident signed the arbitration provisions contained in the admission agreement. Suit was filed before her death and later amended to include...

The redesign of the federal Nursing Home Compare website, which lets consumers file complaints more easily and compare facilities based on quality...

A federal court in the Western District of Kentucky recently provided much awaited clarification on one of many troubling dilemmas faced by...

Inpatient rehab facilities will see a 2.2% payment rate increase under the IRF Prospective Payment System in fiscal year 2012. The system will also...

Shares of major skilled nursing facility operator stocks took a nosedive Monday morning following Friday’s announcement that the Centers for Medicare...

July 1, 2011 Changes to MDS 3.0 Assessment Modification & Formatting Policies & Nursing Home Compare website. The purpose of this CMS memorandum is to...