CMS to begin audits for schizophrenia coding, says citations will affect quality ratings
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2023
The agency will start auditing nursing homes this month to determine whether residents’ schizophrenia diagnoses are accurate and appropriately coded. A pattern of inaccurate coding may result in a quality...
1,000 nursing home workers in Michigan threaten strike over wages, benefits, staffing levels
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 19, 2023
More than 1,000 nursing home workers from 13 facilities in Michigan could go on strike if agreements aren’t reached soon with their five parent companies on higher wages, affordable healthcare and staffing...
MedPAC to recommend 3 percent skilled nursing cut to Congress
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 13, 2023
A Congressional advisory commission on Thursday recommended a 3% cut to Medicare base payments for skilled nursing facilities in 2024.
AHCA battles ‘crisis’ with new long-term care job education campaign
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 12, 2023
Nursing homes’ largest advocacy group on Wednesday launched a national campaign to boost hiring in the face of an unprecedented worker shortage that is curtailing capacity and threatening the ability...
Staffing ‘instability’ might be new mandate metric; providers gear up for battle
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 11, 2023
Average day-to-day staffing levels may be a key way to measure impact on nursing home care quality, a new study finds as federal regulators move closer to their goal of a proposed staffing mandate.
Providers: ‘Serious’ access issue requires attention, financial commitment to match
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 11, 2023
Senior care industry representatives hope that dire staffing shortages that led to 11,000 seniors being denied admittance to facilities in Minnesota in a single month will be improved through a legislative...
Federal COVID vaccine mandate didn’t cause staffing shortages: research
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 10, 2023
The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate did not significantly reduce staffing levels in nursing homes despite predicted “gloom and doom” scenarios by opponents of the vaccine and mandates at any level,...
CMS targeting nursing homes with low booster shot rates
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 06, 2023
Big brother is keeping an eye on long-term care operators, and this time in a good way, federal regulators said Thursday on a call with nursing home stakeholders.
Staffing mandate leads to NY lawsuit, foreshadows potential national challenges
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 06, 2023
With warnings of “system collapse” swirling, skilled nursing providers in New York are asking for a court injunction to stop a statewide minimum staffing mandate from being enforced.
Providers warn of broad closures, agency reliance under possible staff mandate: 2023 Outlook Survey
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2023
Half of all nursing home providers and building leaders (49.8%) surveyed by McKnight’s Long-Term Care News said they would have to close in part or in full if federal regulators follow through with plans...