A Florida nursing home with a hands-on medical director and a convenient neighbor is delivering a rare level of high-frequency physician care.

Days after revealing them, regulators withdrew new coverage determinations for skin substitutes used to treat diabetic foot and venous leg ulcers.

Administrators, facility leaders and staff should get familiar with CMS updates that affect wound care coverage.

The federal government’s move to restrict student loan provisions and take away nursing’s “professional” designation could seriously damage workforce building efforts, nursing leaders say.

CMS will change how it selects candidates for the Special Focus Facility Program to put more emphasis on falls, the agency announced Wednesday.

The percentage of the US adult population living with obesity skyrocketed from 2022 to 2035, according to a January study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A: Critical Element Pathways are tools used by survey teams to either interview or observe residents for a variety of topics they consider to be critical to the care provided. Pathways were first used ...

Use a structured tool like Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation to focus nurse-to-provider conversations. Encourage early calls for subtle changes instead of waiting for full-blown ...

CareTrust REIT began 2026 with an off-market acquisition of a Mid-Atlantic portfolio of six skilled nursing facilities for approximately $142 million. The deal was effective Jan. 1.

Skilled nursing operators are anxiously awaiting next steps from the Office of Inspector General after the federal watchdog found a provider had grossly misused the relatively new PDPM payment system.

The rule is expected to reduce staff workload, with fewer manual processes, and better visibility into coverage requirements and authorization status.

Should therapy be brought in-house or contracted out? That question carries far more weight than it used to. Your LinkedIn feed is probably full of ...