On March 13, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to nursing homes on COVID-19 (coronavirus). CMS is directing nursing homes to restrict all visitors and non-essential health care workers from entering … [Read more...] about Restrictions on Family Caregivers Raise Concerns about Unmet Care Needs In Nursing Homes
SNF Staffing
Protect Nursing Home Nurse Aide Training Requirements; Protect Residents’ Right to High Quality Care
Protect Nursing Home Nurse Aide Training Requirements; Protect Residents’ Right to High Quality Care January 6, 2020 - Certified nurse aides provide most of the direct hands-on care to the nation’s 1.3 million nursing home residents. Aides’ central … [Read more...] about Protect Nursing Home Nurse Aide Training Requirements; Protect Residents’ Right to High Quality Care
Improve Physician Staffing in Nursing Homes
With more and more patients quickly discharged from acute care hospitals to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), SNF residents are more clinically complex than ever. Despite the fact that residents have greater health care needs, federal standards for … [Read more...] about Improve Physician Staffing in Nursing Homes
How to Prevent Re-Hospitalization Of Nursing Home Residents: More Physicians and Nurses In Nursing Homes
Reducing the re-hospitalization of nursing home residents is a constant and important public policy goal. At present, the goal is largely met by imposing financial sanctions against hospitals[1] and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)[2] when residents … [Read more...] about How to Prevent Re-Hospitalization Of Nursing Home Residents: More Physicians and Nurses In Nursing Homes
Registered Nurses Are the Key to Reducing Hospital Readmissions of Nursing Home Residents
States Whose Nursing Facilities Employ Few Registered Nurses Are More Likely To Be Penalized for Readmissions of Their Residents to HospitalsIn 2014, as part of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Congress created the Skilled Nursing Facility … [Read more...] about Registered Nurses Are the Key to Reducing Hospital Readmissions of Nursing Home Residents
Report: Nurse Staffing Deficiencies
Most nursing facilities do not have sufficient numbers of nurses to provide the care that residents need. The result is poor care outcomes for residents – avoidable pressure ulcers, medication errors, inappropriate use of psychotropic … [Read more...] about Report: Nurse Staffing Deficiencies
Study Finds Link Between Registered Nurse Hours and Antipsychotic Drug Use
Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a devastating report in February 2018, which found that over 179,000 nursing home residents were being administered off-label antipsychotic drugs every week.[1] Antipsychotic drugs are indicated to treat specific … [Read more...] about Study Finds Link Between Registered Nurse Hours and Antipsychotic Drug Use
Medical Loss Ratios for Nursing Homes: Protecting Residents and Public Funds
A joint Statement from the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Long Term Care Community CoalitionBackground. Substandard care and insufficient staffing are longstanding problems in too many nursing homes across … [Read more...] about Medical Loss Ratios for Nursing Homes: Protecting Residents and Public Funds
Center for Medicare Advocacy Co-Authors Case Study Journal Article on Nurse Staffing Litigation in Arkansas
Charlene Harrington, professor emerita at the University of California San Francisco, and Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman have written an analysis of the class action lawsuit against twelve Golden Living nursing … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Co-Authors Case Study Journal Article on Nurse Staffing Litigation in Arkansas
The New York Times Shows Nursing Homes Are Not Meeting Staffing Requirements
______________The front page of The New York Times last Sunday—July 8, 2018—featured an article on nursing home staffing. “’It’s Almost Like a Ghost Town.’ Most Nursing Homes … [Read more...] about The New York Times Shows Nursing Homes Are Not Meeting Staffing Requirements