4.1 Hours of Nursing Care Per Resident Day Are the Bare Minimum Analyses 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
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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 Law The 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
Understaffing at State Survey Agencies Places Nursing Home Residents at Risk
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
A Message to Nursing Home Trade Associations: Stop Scaring Residents and Staff About Nursing Home Staffing, Spend Public Reimbursement on Resident Care
In an alarmist State of the Nursing Home Sector, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) reports, yet again, dire news about nursing facilities. It claims that historic labor shortages have led to the lowest nursing home staffing levels since … [Read more...] about A Message to Nursing Home Trade Associations: Stop Scaring Residents and Staff About Nursing Home Staffing, Spend Public Reimbursement on Resident Care
Bipartisan Group of Senators and Representatives Support CMS’s Proposed Rule on Nursing Home Ownership Transparency and Urges CMS to Strengthen Rule in Seven Specific Ways
In a May 17, 2023 letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Senators Charles E. Grassley (R, IA), Elizabeth Warren (D, MA), and Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D, PA), and Representatives Katie Porter (D, CA) and Lloyd Doggett (D, TX) express support … [Read more...] about Bipartisan Group of Senators and Representatives Support CMS’s Proposed Rule on Nursing Home Ownership Transparency and Urges CMS to Strengthen Rule in Seven Specific Ways
Submit Comments on Part A Medicare Reimbursement For Skilled Nursing Facilities – Due June 5
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed annual update to Medicare Part A reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities, published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2023, includes policy issues of concern to advocates for … [Read more...] about Submit Comments on Part A Medicare Reimbursement For Skilled Nursing Facilities – Due June 5