Recent analyses of private equity firms find that facilities taken over by private equity firms provide poorer care to residents and have lower nurse staffing levels, while admitting more residents and increasing their lengths of stay.[1] As a … [Read more...] about Nursing Facilities Owned By Private Equity Firms Have Higher Rates of Covid Infections than Other Facilities
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Studies Find Higher Nurse Staffing Levels in Nursing Facilities Are Correlated With Better Containment Of Covid-19
Four recent studies using different databases, criteria, dates, and states all confirm that nursing facilities that have more nurses are more successful in containing coronavirus cases and deaths among residents than facilities with lower nurse … [Read more...] about Studies Find Higher Nurse Staffing Levels in Nursing Facilities Are Correlated With Better Containment Of Covid-19
Inspector General Finds More Than Half of All Nursing Facilities Failed to Meet Professional Nurse Staffing Standards in 2018
Federal law requires that nursing facilities voluntarily choosing to receive reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, or both programs meet certain professional nurse staffing requirements: A registered nurse (RN) must be on-site eight consecutive … [Read more...] about Inspector General Finds More Than Half of All Nursing Facilities Failed to Meet Professional Nurse Staffing Standards in 2018
Infection Control Surveys and Deficiencies In Nursing Facilities
On March 4, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) suspended non-emergency inspections of health care facilities in response to the COVID crisis.[1] On March 20, CMS limited surveys to two types: targeted infection prevention … [Read more...] about Infection Control Surveys and Deficiencies In Nursing Facilities
CMS Will Not Track Minimally Trained Aides at Nursing Facilities
Since March 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has waived the requirement, set out in the Medicare and Medicaid statutes and regulations, that restrict nursing facilities from using nurse aides for more than four months … [Read more...] about CMS Will Not Track Minimally Trained Aides at Nursing Facilities
Coalition Opposes Immunity for Nursing Facilities
The Coalition for the Protection of Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities opposes efforts at the federal and state levels to grant nursing homes blanket immunity from liability during the COVID-19 pandemic. In its Issue Brief, the Coalition … [Read more...] about Coalition Opposes Immunity for Nursing Facilities
Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Recommendations to the Nursing Home Commission
In comments to the Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes addressing the coronavirus pandemic, submitted July 17, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) calls for a national solution to the national coronavirus crisis. The Center asks … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Recommendations to the Nursing Home Commission
COVID Does Not Have to Lead to Deaths in Nursing Homes
With nearly 4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, the nation braces as the disease surges in the Sun Belt, where Arizona, Florida, and Texas are now considered the epicenters of the illness. A recent article in The Atlantic … [Read more...] about COVID Does Not Have to Lead to Deaths in Nursing Homes
Recommendations of the Center for Medicare Advocacy to the Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
The Center for Medicare Advocacy The Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) is a national, private, non-profit law organization, founded in 1986, that provides education, analysis, advocacy, and legal assistance to assist people nationwide, … [Read more...] about Recommendations of the Center for Medicare Advocacy to the Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
American Health Care Association’s CEO Issues Message to Members: “We Won’t Back Down”
In an undated (June 2020) Message, the American Health Care Association’s President and CEO Mark Parkinson tells member nursing facilities “Our profession faces its greatest challenge in history” and “the very survival of our sector.”[1] The … [Read more...] about American Health Care Association’s CEO Issues Message to Members: “We Won’t Back Down”