Quality has been a longtime focus in nursing home care, but the effectiveness of quality-focused initiatives is often questioned. The purpose of adding performance improvement to existing quality ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released waivers that allow nursing homes to temporarily delay pre-admission screenings for residents. The agency allows states and nursing homes to ...

On June 16, CMS is holding a call on the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI). The target audience for the call is consumer and ...

About 1.1 million Americans reside in nursing homes. And while the search may be challenging, it is possible to find a high quality facility. Researchers and advocates agree that most nursing homes ...