Understaffed Nursing Homes in Florida Choosing a nursing home for your loved one is a deeply emotional decision, often driven by serious concerns about safety, dignity, and quality of care. One of the most critical factors affecting resident well-being is the nurse to patient ratio in nursing homes in Florida. When staffing levels fall short,...
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Now Reporting Weekend Staffing and Staff Turnover for Nursing Homes
Summary of CMS’ January 7 Memorandum The Medicare.gov Care Compare website will now be reporting information on weekend staffing and staff turnover for each nursing home on the site. The new information will include the level of total nurse and registered nurse (RN) staffing on weekends provided by each nursing home and the percent of...
What is a CMS RUG Score, and Can It Show Fraud?
In October of 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS). MDS 3.0 is the current standardized document that must be completed for residents in long-term care facilities that are certified to participate in Medicare or Medicaid and contains the important RUG score. The...
