[UPDATED] CMS issues first-ever nursing home staffing mandate
By
James M. Berklan
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2023
US nursing homes would have at least three years to provide a minimum of 0.55 hours of care by a registered nurse and 2.45 hours by a nurse aide per resident day under a first-ever proposed federal staffing...
2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit shines
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2022
Following another year in which COVID-19 and staffing shortages forced skilled nursing operators to innovate, the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards drew a record number of entries.
‘Hand-to-hand combat’ for workers, strict no-agency policy improve quality and workforce: PruittHealth...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 24, 2023
PruittHealth this spring picked up seven more awards recognizing its quality efforts, but the number of residents who have access to the Georgia-based provider’s innovative and expanding post-acute services...
Also in the News for Friday, Nov. 10
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2023
CNA association pushes patient-centered care pay reform as staffing fix … LeadingAge coverage: ‘Epic’ workforce challenges can be met with short-, mid- and long-term solutions … Resident charged...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2024
On the Move: Consulate appoints new COO … Former CMS head says MA plans are gaming the system … Too many skilled nursing websites show performance, access problems, audit warns … Legionaire’s case...
Stuck in the middle, LTC pharmacies could be dangerously squeezed by drug price negotiations
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2023
Any lower drug prices that result from White House efforts to negotiate on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries may lead to short-term gains for nursing homes, but there also could be a steep price to pay...
Also in the News for Monday, May 13, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
May 13, 2024
AARP tells Congress to reject efforts to overturn nursing home staffing rule … OIG finds CMS incentive payments for faster COVID test processing were vulnerable to abuse … VA improperly approved nearly...
With scope unknown, nursing homes brace for new schizophrenia audits
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 10, 2023
Three weeks after federal officials announced they would begin auditing nursing homes for overuse of schizophrenia diagnoses, providers are still looking for answers about what those investigations will...
CMS outlines 4-pronged minimum staffing study
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 23, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday revealed more details about how it will use nursing home site visits, data and other tools to formulate a minimum staffing standard, one that is meant...
With new CDC guidance, providers duck ‘up-to-date’ vaccination concerns
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 27, 2022
While masking and screening of nursing home workers and visitors may no longer be required in areas with lower COVID-19 transmission rates, vaccination and testing efforts will be crucial if providers...