Inspectors from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have been issuing an ever-growing number of serious citations against nursing homes, according to a USA Today analysis featured in Wednesday’s...
Court upholds Immediate Jeopardy tags
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
An Alabama nursing home that did not properly handle a resident with pressure sores on her feet is on the hook for Immediate Jeopardy fines of nearly $135,000, a federal appeals court recently affirmed.
Court throws out Immediate Jeopardy citation for undercooked eggs, repudiates interpretation of ‘ambiguous’...
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 03, 2013
A Texas nursing home recently won a legal battle challenging an Immediate Jeopardy citation for serving undercooked eggs to residents.
Court upholds Immediate Jeopardy citations for nursing home in AL pressure sore case
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 06, 2013
An Alabama nursing home that did not properly handle a resident with pressure sores on her feet is on the hook for Immediate Jeopardy fines of nearly $135,000, a federal appeals court recently affirmed.
Feds issue new guidance on Immediate Jeopardy penalties on eve of Senate hearing exploring nursing home...
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2019
With one of its top officials set to testify before the Senate today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made a pre-emptive strike to show that it’s addressing nursing home safety concerns.
Embrace Immediate Jeopardy triggers as quality assessment tool, experts say
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 10, 2012
While state surveyors vary in what they consider Immediate Jeopardy for long-term care residents, operators can use government guidelines to work on their quality assurance plans, experts advised Tuesday.
$1.3 million Immediate Jeopardy fine for Oklahoma nursing home that housed registered sex offender
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
An Oklahoma nursing home faces a $1.3 million Immediate Jeopardy fine for failing to appropriately supervise a registered sex offender resident.
Penalty process explained
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Tim Mullaney
May 01, 2014
A long-term care facility that has been slapped with a civil monetary penalty has 10 days to file for an independent informal dispute resolution process, according to a recent manual update from the Centers...
Six days to go: McKnight’s Online Expo returns
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 14, 2013
Each week brings more examples of nursing homes fined for Immediate Jeopardy citations. The latest high-profile cases have involved pressure sore care and a resident engaging in inappropriate touching,...
What’s the best way to prevent Immediate Jeopardy citations?
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Patricia Boyer
May 01, 2012
We’ve been assisting facilities in several states with Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) resolutions. One of the big changes we are seeing is that when an IJ situation is cited, multiple tags are affected...