In his September 16, 2019 comments on the Administration’s proposed revisions to the nursing facility Requirements of Participation, California State Attorney General Xavier Becerra writes that the proposed rule violates the 1987 federal Nursing Home … [Read more...] about California Attorney General Calls on CMS to Withdraw Proposed Revisions to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation
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House of Representatives Passes Bill Prohibiting Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
On September 20, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act. The FAIR Act prohibits pre-dispute arbitration agreements in consumer, employment, antitrust, and civil rights cases. The Act also … [Read more...] about House of Representatives Passes Bill Prohibiting Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments Opposing the Administration’s Proposed Roll Back of Nursing Home Standards
On September 15, 2019, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) and the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) submitted comments opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to revise the nursing home Requirements of Participation. The … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments Opposing the Administration’s Proposed Roll Back of Nursing Home Standards
Rule Allowing Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Homes Takes Effect
As of September 16, 2019, nursing homes nationwide can begin asking residents (or their representatives) to sign a pre-dispute arbitration agreement. The Trump Administration reversed a previous prohibition on such agreements in a July 2019 final … [Read more...] about Rule Allowing Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Homes Takes Effect
Center Comments on Proposed Rule to Revise Nursing Home Requirements of Participation
September 15, 2019Administrator Seema Verma Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-3347-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850Re: CMS-3374-P; Federal Register, Vol. 84, No. … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Proposed Rule to Revise Nursing Home Requirements of Participation
Nursing Home Deregulation Continues, Despite Substantial Risk to Residents
September 2019 BackgroundUnder the Trump Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been advancing efforts to deregulate the nursing home industry by rolling back the rights and protections of nursing home … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Deregulation Continues, Despite Substantial Risk to Residents
Stop Drugging Nursing Home Residents Without their Written Consent
Background. Nursing homes administer antipsychotic drugs to approximately 20 percent of residents nationwide. Sadly, and too often, nursing homes use these drugs as a way of chemically restraining residents exhibiting the behavioral symptoms of … [Read more...] about Stop Drugging Nursing Home Residents Without their Written Consent
Annual Surveys at Nursing Facilities Are Essential To Protect Residents
For decades, the nursing home industry has proposed relaxing the requirement for annual surveys at nursing facilities.[1] Industry representatives argue that surveyors should excuse “good” facilities from annual surveys and focus their attention on … [Read more...] about Annual Surveys at Nursing Facilities Are Essential To Protect Residents
Federal Reports Find Incidents of Nursing Home Resident Abuse Are on the Rise but also Underreported
Joint statement from the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Long Term Care Community Coalition.On July 23, 2019, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on nursing home resident abuse, Improved … [Read more...] about Federal Reports Find Incidents of Nursing Home Resident Abuse Are on the Rise but also Underreported
CMS’s Proposed Changes to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation, Survey and Enforcement: Nothing Good for Residents
Although the revised Requirements of Participation published in October 2016[1] have not yet been fully implemented, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed rules on July 18, 2019 to revise them and also to make … [Read more...] about CMS’s Proposed Changes to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation, Survey and Enforcement: Nothing Good for Residents