SNF Staffing

In “A Look at Nursing Facility Characteristics Between 2015 and 2023,” KFF reports that between 2015 and 2023, the hours of nursing care provided to residents in nursing facilities declined by 9% (from 4.13 hours per resident day (HPRD) in 2015 to … [Read more...] about KFF: Increased Numbers of Deficiencies Cited at Nursing Facilities May Reflect Insufficient Staffing

Citing the crisis in nursing home care, “with residents facing systemic neglect and unnecessary suffering,” the correlation of poor quality and for-profit ownership, the nursing home industry’s objections to meaningful reform, and “the challenging … [Read more...] about Improving Nursing Home Quality through Current Law

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has sued Advanced Care Staffing (ACS), a New York staffing agency that, among other activities, recruits registered nurses from the Philippines to work in U.S. nursing homes, charging the company and its CEO with … [Read more...] about Immigrant Nurses – Be Wary of Staffing Agencies that Violate Federal Law

With increasingly overheated rhetoric, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) explicitly asks President Biden to abandon his commitment to enacting meaningful nurse staffing ratios for nursing facilities. LeadingAge’s “Get Real on Ratios” would … [Read more...] about National Nursing Home Trade Associations Escalate Attacks on Nurse Staffing Ratios for Nursing Facilities

The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, the AFL-CIO, and SEIU will host a virtual rally on July 13, at 2:00 pm ET, to call for strong federal nurse staffing standards in nursing facilities. Speakers at Safe Staffing in Nursing Homes … [Read more...] about Join! July 13 Virtual Rally for Nurse Staffing Standards in Nursing Facilities

In May 1986, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing titled “Nursing Home Care: The Unfinished Agenda” and released a report finding “disturbing shortfalls in nursing home oversight” that place residents at risk. The average surveyor … [Read more...] about Understaffing at State Survey Agencies Places Nursing Home Residents at Risk

National nursing home trade associations call for increased immigration as key to solving their shortages in nursing staff. See LeadingAge’s recommendations to the Senate here, American Health Care Association’s letter to CMS Administrator here, and … [Read more...] about Health Affairs: International Nurses Won’t Solve U.S. Nurse Staffing Crisis

Led by Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D, TX) and Jan Schakowsky (D, IL), 113 Members of Congress urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to enact robust nurse staffing ratios for nursing facilities this year. In a March 13, 2023 … [Read more...] about US House Effort To Support Nurse Staffing Ratios For Nursing Facilities