Q: Why is the OIG auditing the accuracy of falls data from MDS assessments submitted by nursing homes? A: In April, the Office of Inspector General added the MDS falls audit to its 2024 Work Plan.

The state’s largest nursing home plans to close its doors weeks after being terminated from the federal Medicare and Medicaid program after “a history of serious quality issues” and violations for ...

Nursing homes in Vermont and Wyoming had the highest percentage of residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, according to CMS data published ...

Rhode Island nursing home inspection and complaint records are available online through the Department of Health's database. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services website provides quality ...

CMS is reducing pressure on state survey agencies to make up for time lost during a federal government shutdown last fall.