US nursing homes failed to report 43% of major falls, according to a new report published by a federal watchdog Thursday.

Nursing homes are frequently failing to report when a resident falls and experiences a major injury. That’s according to ...

Nursing homes failed to report 43% of falls that resulted in major injury and hospitalization among Medicare-enrolled residents, according to a report published Sept. 18 by the HHS Office of Inspector ...

The failed reporting of falls, the IG found, damaged the quality evaluation of CMS' Care Compare. The agency says it provides information "that patients and caregivers can use to make informed ...

Medicare’s Care Compare site did not accurately reflect nursing home deficiencies in two-thirds of listings reviewed by a federal watchdog agency, a finding that implies more than 10,000 health, life ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has begun posting nursing home affiliations on Nursing Home Care Compare. CMS’ goal in publishing the information is to help consumers more easily ...

A study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reveals Nevada has the third-worst record among the states for ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas advocate for residents in long-term care facilities applauded the Biden Administration’s new reforms to improve the quality of nursing home care across the country. The ...

Medicare’s nursing home rating system is designed to help consumers compare nursing homes, identify quality differences, and spot areas of concern. While Medicare usually doesn’t cover long-term ...

The five-star Nursing Home Compare rating system, created by the federal government to help consumers shop for a nursing home, would be utilized to take punitive action against consistently ...