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Center for Medicare Advocacy Comments About Proposed Rule to Mandate Nurse Staffing Standards in Nursing Homes – Comment Period Now Closed

In September 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a proposed rule to establish, for the first time, national minimum nurse staffing standards for nursing homes that voluntarily choose to participate in the Medicare or … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Comments About Proposed Rule to Mandate Nurse Staffing Standards in Nursing Homes – Comment Period Now Closed

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 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

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

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

Health Affairs: International Nurses Won’t Solve U.S. Nurse Staffing Crisis

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

US House Effort To Support Nurse Staffing Ratios For Nursing Facilities

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

President Biden: Count Only Nursing Staff in Nurse Staffing Ratios

As part of its comprehensive nursing home reform agenda, the Biden-Harris Administration has promised to establish nurse staffing ratios that all facilities must meet and that are enforceable.[1] Only licensed nurses (registered nurses, licensed … [Read more...] about President Biden: Count Only Nursing Staff in Nurse Staffing Ratios

Connecticut Coalition of Resident Council Presidents Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Nursing Home Staffing Challenges

As Connecticut’s 2023 legislative session progresses, the Statewide Coalition of Presidents of Resident Councils (SCPRC) has sent a letter to state lawmakers pressing them not to lose sight of nursing home staffing challenges. Connecticut’s … [Read more...] about Connecticut Coalition of Resident Council Presidents Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Nursing Home Staffing Challenges

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