Perhaps the largest operational change in nursing homes since the beginning of the prospective payment system is taking place today. Implementation of MDS 3.0, a resident assessment tool, starts.

So, it’s finally here. MDS 3.0, the updated resident assessment tool, has officially taken effect. So how exactly will this highly anticipated system change the way you, nursing home providers, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much anticipated final Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0 (MDS 3.0), on Thursday, giving nursing homes approximately one year to prepare for ...

A recently released report from a federal watchdog agency drew attention to nursing homes’ underreporting of resident falls ...

A leading provider of clinical and operational solutions for post-acute healthcare communities, Polaris Group will enable MatrixCare customers to utilize remote MDS coordinators to improve MDS ...

In the present SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) providing long-term and post-acute care have been a focus of new infections and fatal illness outcomes. Decisions about health ...