Medicare Five Star Rating System CMS Medicare has a Five Star Rating System which according to Medicare, it is called Nursing Home Compare and rates several categories of care on a five star scale. What is a Five-Star Quality Rating?
Special Focus Facility Process
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid CMS creates a special focus facility list of nursing homes that have a history of serious quality issues and are included in a program designed to seek improvement in care.
Dehydration of Nursing Home Residents
Nursing Homes Have a Legal Duty to Prevent Dehydration and Notice Dehydration Signs Dehydration occurs when a nursing home resident loses more water than they take in. The human body requires an adequate amount of fluid to function properly; for
Survey Findings
Minnesota Nursing Home Survey Findings According to the Minnesota Department of Health, Health Regulation Division, Survey Findings, under a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), is responsible for ensuring that facilities accepting Medicare and Medicaid payment
Reporting Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
According to Minnesota Statute 626.5772, Subd. 2, “abuse” can include many things, including: an act against a vulnerable adult that constitutes a violation of, an attempt to violate, or aiding and abetting a violation of an assault, the use of drugs to injure or facilitate crime
Nursing Home Survey Process
Minnesota Nursing Home Survey Information According to CMS Medicare.gov, the inspection results are recorded in a form called (HCFA-2567) where deficiencies in the quality of care in the nursing home are recorded. The inspections assess whether facilities are meeting “minimum”
Nursing Home Quality of Life in Minnesota Predicted by Staffing Levels
Nursing Home Resident Are Entitled to Quality of Life Quality of Life. Minnesota is ranked number one when it comes to long-term care in the country, but a study conducted by the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health has
What is Nursing Home Bill of Rights
What is Minnesota Nursing Home Bill of Rights? According to Minnesota Statute § 144.651 the Health Care Bill of Rights aka Nursing Home Bill of Rights – Minn. Stat. § 144.651. Enforcement – The resident or a guardian, on the resident’s
How to Identify Elder Abuse?
How to Identify Elder Abuse? Published On: 30th November 2012 HOW TO IDENTIFY ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT Introduction – Identify Elder Abuse There is an increasing trend is towards providing care in a home like environment whenever possible. There is a