Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) owned or operated by hospitals (hospital-owned SNFs) have a demonstrated track record of delivering positive outcomes for post-acute care patients. Such success, however, has not been without...more
F557: Respect, Dignity/Right to Have Personal Property Noncompliance at deficiency tag F557 will be cited if the surveyors find that a facility does not treat each resident's possessions with respect, regardless of the...more
F689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices - The Requirements of Participation governing F689 mandate that the facility remove items and resolve situations over which the facility has control to protect residents from...more
F712: Physician Visits – Frequency/Timeliness/Alternate NPPs - This change to the SOM clarifies which types of practitioners may perform certain required services and in which settings those services may be performed....more
In June 2022, the Florida governor signed a budget into law that provided more than $600 million in additional Medicaid funding to increase the minimum wage for employees of Medicaid providers. These funds are intended to be...more