If future historians discover a time capsule revealing the most captivating skilled nursing issues of 2025, dominant themes will jump out. Perhaps even more powerful than stakeholders realized while ...

On November 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the “Nursing Facility ICPG,” an industry-specific compliance program guidance ...

Nursing homes are facing rising legal risk as plaintiffs are increasing their use of AI to analyze medical records and public ...

In late November, nursing leaders from across the country convened in a first-of-its-kind national summit in New York City to discuss how nursing can help address LGBTQ health issues. The first ...

In a report released by the International Council of Nurses, the shortage of nurses in the current healthcare system should be treated as a global health emergency. This shortage is detrimental to the ...

The operators of four New York nursing homes agreed Nov. 14 to pay $45 million to settle allegations of mistreatment, neglect and fraud. The settlement involves the Buffalo Center, the Martine Center ...

Nurses said workplace conditions improved in 2023 compared to 2022, but planned departure rates, abusive or violent events, and unsafe conditions were still high, a new survey finds. Additionally, ...

There has been an “exponential increase” in NHS patients aged over 65 having to wait between one and three days in A&E, a ...

Almost a quarter of all nursing homes in New York received low ratings for their overall safety and quality of care, data released by a patient advocacy group shows. Approximately 135 of the state’s ...

On November 20, 2024, OIG released new compliance program guidelines for nursing facilities titled, “Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance” (the Nursing Facility ICPG ...