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Skilled Nursing Facility

Two Cases Involving Centers Health Care, a New York State Nursing Home Chain

Nursing home owners and operators and their trade associations argue that they need more money to provide care to residents. Litigation against and by Centers Health Care, a New York State-based nursing home chain, shows a different story: how much … [Read more...] about Two Cases Involving Centers Health Care, a New York State Nursing Home Chain

Paycheck Protection Program: A Massive Windfall for Nursing Facilities?

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), to make loans to employers to keep workers employed during the pandemic … [Read more...] about Paycheck Protection Program: A Massive Windfall for Nursing Facilities?

National Nursing Home Trade Associations Escalate Attacks on Nurse Staffing Ratios for Nursing Facilities

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

Sufficient Nursing Facility Staffing Saves Lives, Insufficient Staffing Harms and Kills

4.1 Hours of Nursing Care Per Resident Day Are the Bare MinimumAnalyses of nurse staffing levels at nursing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic find – what all studies of staffing have consistently found for decades – higher staffing levels … [Read more...] about Sufficient Nursing Facility Staffing Saves Lives, Insufficient Staffing Harms and Kills

CMS Posts Nursing Home Ownership Information on Care Compare and CMS Data Website

On June 28, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began posting more detailed nursing home ownership information on the federal website Care Compare and on its data website, data.cms.gov, as promised by President Biden as part … [Read more...] about CMS Posts Nursing Home Ownership Information on Care Compare and CMS Data Website

Join! July 13 Virtual Rally for Nurse Staffing Standards in 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

CMS to Review Five Medicare Claims from Each Skilled Nursing Facility

The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program projects an improper Medicare Part A payment rate to skilled nursing facilities (SNF) of 15.1% in 2022, nearly double the 7.79% improper payment rate in 2021, and the highest improper payment rate … [Read more...] about CMS to Review Five Medicare Claims from Each Skilled Nursing Facility

Supreme Court Victory for Court Access and Nursing Home Residents

Court Upholds Right of Residents in Publicly-Owned Nursing Facilities to Sue for Violations of the Nursing Home Reform LawThe U.S. Supreme Court upholds the right of nursing home residents in publicly-owned nursing facilities to file lawsuits … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Victory for Court Access and Nursing Home Residents

Home for the Holidays | Leaving the Nursing Home During a Medicare-Covered Stay

Summer brings various holidays and family vacations. Nursing home residents often want to participate in these gatherings but may worry that they will lose Medicare coverage if they leave the facility to do so. Over the years, the Center for Medicare … [Read more...] about Home for the Holidays | Leaving the Nursing Home During a Medicare-Covered Stay

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