The Social Security Act mandates that all nursing homes participating in the Medicare program—currently more than 14,000—undergo an annual recertification inspection, known as a standard survey, to ...

The nursing process and care planning are integral components in modern healthcare, providing a systematic framework for delivering individualised, patient‐centred care. This method encompasses a ...

Abstract Rees, J. et al (2009) Developing a workbook to support healthcare assistants in delivering competent care. Nursing Times; 105: 14, early online publication. Ensuring that healthcare ...

The Iowa Model of EBP was developed by Marita G. Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director Nursing Research, Quality and Outcomes Management, Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care, University of Iowa ...

Citations issued to nursing homes, even those for serious offenses, can be appealed to a special federal court in an informal dispute resolution process, which operates “almost entirely in secret,” ...

The survey process for nursing homes should focus on engaging geriatric experts more and recognizing high-performing and innovative facilities rather than assigning blame and focusing on punishments ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has for the first time revealed key facts about its shorter survey option for select, “higher quality” nursing homes, including how many state survey ...

Thousands of problems identified by state inspectors were never publicly disclosed because of a secretive appeals process, a New York Times investigation found. Tammy Bowman and her husband. Ms.