These days, talk about “quality” factors into every discussion of healthcare. So how do the nation’s 449 accountable care organizations (ACOs) and ACOlike entities sponsored by hospital systems, ...

In 1986, the Institute of Medicine released the report Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes. However, despite three decades of efforts to improve the quality of care in nursing homes, ...

Dr. Kenneth Scott is CEO and founder of SilverSage Management Services, providing physicians and consulting to the long-term care industry. In his State of the Union Address last year, President Biden ...

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine paints a dire picture for nursing home residents if issues brought to light during the pandemic are not immediately ...

Starting in 2026, The Joint Commission will formally recognize nurse staffing as a national performance goal, meaning hospitals seeking accreditation must meet certain standards related to staffing ...

A program to improve the quality of care and lower avoidable hospitalizations in Missouri nursing homes has worked so well that policymakers are trying to expand it to every state. The Quality ...

Nursing home workers rallied outside Citadel Nursing Home in Kingsbridge Thursday to call for nursing home reform across the state. Last week, the state Assembly passed bills to improve transparency ...

Women speak at a 2023 senior health fair in Moosic, Pennsylvania. This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we ...

A blue-ribbon panel of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine has issued a scathing report on the state of nursing homes in the US. Operators, owners, regulators, and payors all ...