Federal officials are considering significantly expanding how much information nursing homes must record in the Minimum Data Set, potentially adding reporting for patients outside of Medicare to ...

Higher levels of direct care staffing in nursing homes improve resident outcomes, yet concerns persist that minimum staffing mandates could strain facility finances or lead to closures. Using ...

It’s been widely billed as the biggest change to the Minimum Data Set in more than a decade, and on Sunday, version 1.18.11 of the MDS 3.0 finally kicks in. But potential trouble spots already exist ...