Regulatory Compliance Archives - Page 3 of 64

I Advance Senior Care | April 3, 2018

Mismanaged medication can cost over $528 billion annually

Researchers believe having doctors work in tandem with pharmacists to ensure medication and dosage are accurate for each patient will reduce the risk of illness and death.

I Advance Senior Care | March 30, 2018

Louisiana bill would allow video monitoring for nursing home rooms

When she visited her mother in a Louisiana nursing home, Lucie Titus found her with a black eye and severe back pain that the Alzheimer’s patient couldn’t explain.

I Advance Senior Care | March 28, 2018

Florida Gov. signs generator bill into law

After months of legal wrangling and strong feelings on both sides, the state of Florida has finally enshrined its emergency power rules for skilled nursing facilities into law.

I Advance Senior Care | March 26, 2018

Louisiana legislature attempts to revamp nursing homes

After yet another year where Louisiana's nursing homes ranked among the worst in the nation, a group of legislators are taking aim at the powerful nursing home industry in an attempt to radically change the way the state takes care of its elderly and disabled population.

I Advance Senior Care | March 15, 2018

AHCA/NCAL announce new quality goals

Quality improvement continues to gain speed in long term and post-acute care, and providers are working together to identify measurable targets that are appropriate for this care setting.

I Advance Senior Care | March 7, 2018

Backup power requirement rule for Florida nursing homes expected to be signed

Florida’s Legislature has approved a rule requiring backup power sources in the state’s nursing homes, prompted by the deaths of several residents at a sweltering nursing home in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

I Advance Senior Care | February 20, 2018

Texas hospice center pushing proper disposal of opioids

Cypress Basin Hospice in Mount Pleasant said it has joined a coalition aimed at preventing prescription drugs from falling into the hands of substance abusers.

I Advance Senior Care | February 8, 2018

Long-term care facilities having issues with CMS stewardship

PruittHealth, a long-term care provider based in Norcross, Georgia, has been hard at work over the last 18 months to comply with the CMS' newest requirement to have an antibiotic stewardship program.

I Advance Senior Care | February 6, 2018

Differentiating assisted living from nursing homes

There are nearly twice as many assisted living (ALF) and other residential care facilities (more than 30,000 in 2014) in the U.S. than nursing homes (about 15,000).

I Advance Senior Care | February 5, 2018

Huge gaps in assisted living facility regulation, according to government

The federal government lacks even basic information about the quality of assisted living services provided to low-income people on Medicaid, the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan investigative arm of Congress, says in a report to be issued on Sunday.