$2K daily fines poised to begin ‘within days’ as NY staffing rule upheld
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 16, 2024
Long-term care providers took a legal blow when a New York state Supreme Court judge struck down a legal challenge to the state’s staffing mandate law, and now providers could be days away from incurring...
New state staffing mandate the last straw for 137-year-old rural nursing home
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 17, 2023
After providing care in three different centuries, Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Center is closing its doors due to regulatory and funding pressures.
State panel approves nursing home worker minimum wages, including $24 hourly for CNAs
By
Josh Henreckson
May 01, 2024
A Minnesota panel tasked with creating pay levels for nursing facilities approved a minimum wage for all nursing home workers Monday, following a concerted push from consumer advocates and union workers.
Groups of US senators and attorneys general defend proposed staffing rule
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 09, 2023
Fifteen state attorneys general and 12 US senators have submitted separate group letters strongly supporting the proposed nursing home staffing mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Fines suspended for nursing homes that violate minimum staffing law
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 03, 2024
As debate continues to rage around the proposed federal nursing home staffing mandate, the rollouts of two state-level mandates illuminate the difficulties in enforcing these sweeping rules.
Losing $100K a month, a 50-year-old nursing home turns to bake sales, public pleas to cover costs
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 06, 2023
A Rhode Island nursing home is creatively sounding the alarm on Medicaid reimbursement funding gaps that have forced it to operate with six-figure monthly losses.
Skilled nursing leader’s Medicare exclusion upheld after 3 avoidable deaths due to short staffing
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 05, 2023
A federal judge rejected a skilled nursing executive’s appeal to overturn his 15-year exclusion from Medicare, ruling that his staffing decisions were a “straightforward” obstacle to routine checks...
Scary ‘state’: Two-thirds of nursing home operators fear closure without staffing relief
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 06, 2024
The long-term care sector is still struggling to rebuild to pre-pandemic staffing levels while also bracing for negative effects of new federal regulations, according to the “State of the Sector” report...
Nursing homes specializing in post-acute care deliver better outcomes, but at a cost: study
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 20, 2023
People who receive short-term treatment at nursing homes that specialize in post-acute care have lower rates of hospital readmission and death, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania...
Use of medication aides expands to 2 more states as providers pursue broader workforce solutions
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 15, 2023
Michigan and Pennsylvania are in the process of establishing new certified medication aide roles to help nursing homes struggling to address workflow and staffing challenges.