CMS proposes changes to skilled nursing facility prospective payment system

(Image by Kathrin Ziegler/Getty Images) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Expert services has issued a…

Covid-19 Stalked Nursing Homes Around the World

The world toll of Covid-19 has hit a person susceptible population harder than any other: nursing-property…

Minorities suffer most from COVID-19 in nursing homes and assisted living communities

Older racial and ethnic minority residents and their caregivers bear the severest brunt from COVID-19 across…

CMS announces $5B in funding, new testing requirements and training for nursing homes

The Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Providers unveiled Wednesday a range of new initiatives to aid…

COVID-19 toll in nursing homes linked to staffing levels and quality

Residents of extended-term care facilities with decrease nurse staffing levels, poorer top quality scores, and larger…