Doctoral research doesn’t support the need for CMS proposed staffing mandates
By
Melissa Reed
Nov 15, 2023
Quality of care in long-term care settings has been perceived as an ongoing concern that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to solve with its proposed staffing mandate. The proposed...
As forecast price of federal staffing mandate climbs to $11.7B, analysts offer alternatives
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 28, 2023
A minimum staffing mandate of 4.1 hours per patient per day could cost the skilled nursing sector $11.7 billion annually, according to an updated analysis by consulting and advisory firm CliftonLarsonAllen.
Nurse aide association calls on feds to raise proposed staffing rule from 3.0 hours per day to 4.2 hours
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 16, 2023
A trade group representing certified nursing assistants wants federal officials to increase the number of direct care hours proposed under a mandatory staffing rule by 40%.
Senate bill to block nursing home staffing mandate introduced
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 06, 2023
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) officially introduced a bill late Tuesday aiming to block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing its proposed nursing home staffing mandate.
Staffing for success: President Biden’s initiative and the call for holistic healthcare reform
By
Todd Walrath
Mar 06, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration’s recent initiative to establish federal staffing standards in nursing homes marks a commendable step toward improving patient care. These standards, aiming to enhance...
[Updated] Providers bracing for CMS release of federal nursing home staffing mandate at ‘any time’
By
James M. Berklan
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2023
Nursing home leaders Wednesday were expecting details of a first-ever federal nursing home staffing mandate to be released at virtually any time.
Parkinson says proposed staffing mandate a ‘death sentence’ for rural nursing homes, offers answers
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2023
Long-term care industry advocates pulled no punches Wednesday when asked at a Sanford Health summit about likely outcomes facing rural operators if CMS’s proposed minimum staffing mandate becomes...
Leaders ponder: Will 1-year delay save the day on staffing mandate?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2023
It almost certainly will take federal regulators more than a year just to review tens of thousands of comments they have received on a proposed nursing home staffing rule, inevitably delaying any form...
Comments offer nuances that might salvage CMS staffing rule in operators’ eyes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 03, 2023
With just four days left to submit comments on a proposed first-ever federal nursing home staffing rule, providers who haven’t already offered the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services their concerns...
The introduction of a Senate bill intended to block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing its proposed nursing home staffing mandate was met roundly with applause from providers...