"Who regulates nursing homes?"– Amy, Little Rock, Arkansas In most states, nursing homes are regulated by a combination of state (Department of Health) and federal authorities (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS]). Each agency has its own regulations that control… Continue Reading
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Report Documents Problems With Nursing Home Oversight
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesAAHSA (American Associate of Homes and Services for the Aging) has released a new report titled: ‘Broken and Beyond Repair: Recommendations to Reform the Survey and Certification System.’ The report documents the problems with the inspection system for nursing homes. The report calls for an independent panel to come up with standardized criteria for both… Continue Reading