Skilled Nursing Facility

Sign-On Letter Available for OrganizationsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule to establish, for the first time, national minimum nurse staffing standards for nursing homes that voluntarily choose … [Read more...] about Reminder – Add Your Voice! Comment on CMS’ Proposed Rule About Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes

On October 6, Center Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman received the Brian Capshaw Rock Star Award at the annual meeting of the coalition of Presidents of Connecticut’s nursing home resident councils for her national advocacy on behalf of … [Read more...] about Center Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman Receives Brian Capshaw Rock Star Award

An analysis of the proposed nursing home nurse staffing rule by legal and nursing scholars and Consumer Voice criticizes the proposed rule as “so minimal and with such huge exceptions that many nursing home residents will see no benefit at all.” The … [Read more...] about Proposed Nursing Home Staffing Rule Described as “Dangerously Inadequate”

A new poll by Gallup, conducted between July 5-24, 2023, finds that “most U.S. adults would be reluctant to admit a relative to a nursing home.” Survey respondents give nursing home quality an average grade of "D+", with 36% saying quality is poor, … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll Finds Americans Give Nursing Homes a “D+” Grade for Quality

COVID-19 caused the deaths of more than 200,000 nursing home residents and staff members. The extraordinarily high number of deaths – nearly 20% of the COVID-19 deaths nationwide were nursing home residents although residents constitute only 0.0006% … [Read more...] about Meaningful Nurse Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes: If Not Now, When?

As resident and industry advocates alike awaited proposed rules on nurse staffing ratios for nursing facilities – a centerpiece of President Biden’s nursing home reform agenda – a report on nurse staffing written by Abt Associates, which was expected … [Read more...] about A Chaotic Week in Nursing Home Reform

McKnight’s Long-Term Care News simultaneously offers two diametrically opposing views of the state of the nursing home industry today: industry analysts say conditions are improving as staff return, occupancy rates increase, and Medicare and Medicaid … [Read more...] about Nursing Facilities: Are Conditions Improving or Is the Sky Falling?

In final rules that provide the annual update to Medicare Part A reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) increases Part A reimbursement by approximately $1.4 billion (4.0%), a higher … [Read more...] about CMS Reimbursement Rules for Skilled Nursing Facilities Disappoint Residents’ Advocates