Skilled Nursing News April 12, 2023
At least one or more nursing home deficiencies weren’t accurately reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), according to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
A report from OIG based its findings on a random sample size of only 100 nursing homes – there are 15,377 nursing homes nationwide. Based on these sample results, OIG estimated that 10,303 of all nursing homes had one or more deficiencies.
Of the 100 nursing homes studied in OIG’s sample, 34 were cited for health deficiencies, while more than half had fire safety deficiencies, and two had emergency preparedness deficiencies.
CMS didn’t report on Care Compare the results of all yearly fire safety and emergency preparedness inspections for 42 of...
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