CMS assures it wants provider input before issuing staffing, other rules
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 04, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services won’t immediately implement President Joe Biden’s nursing home reform initiatives using interim final rules, according to the agency’s top leader.
SNFs could be exposed to more falls after admitting residents already suffering from cognitive decline:...
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 07, 2021
Admitting seniors who have some form of cognitive impairment could expose skilled nursing facilities to more resident falls during their stay, according to a new study.
Lawmakers’ $2T stimulus package includes nursing homes slice; COVID-plagued SNF stops spread, rebuffs...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 26, 2020
Nursing home providers may see tougher infection-control standards thanks to provisions of a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus congressional deal formed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jan 25, 2021
Biden orders use of Defense Production Act to fill vaccine, PPE gaps … Extended waiver for Florida nets state $1.5B in Medicaid funding … Coalition analysis shows staffing shortages remain in nursing...
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Sep 18, 2020
NJ governor signs nursing home reform package calling for higher Medicaid reimbursement, pay raises for providers … Occupancy at Connecticut nursing homes plummets to 55% … New Mexico nursing homes...
Call for holistic nursing home reform a ‘wake-up’ for lawmakers, stakeholders
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Danielle Brown
Apr 07, 2022
A landmark report on American nursing homes issued Wednesday should serve as a “piercing wake-up call,” encouraging lawmakers to invest as they attempt to fix what a National Academies committee called...
Former CMS leader rips Biden’s nursing home reform plans
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Danielle Brown
Mar 15, 2022
President Joe Biden’s proposals to reform America’s nursing homes are “short-sighted” and may push providers over the edge during the ongoing workforce crisis, the former leader of the Centers...
Operators urged to provide more emotional support for nursing assistants after pandemic’s costly toll
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 15, 2021
Long-term care operators must provide more mental health and emotional support for nursing assistants in response to the psychological and physical toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on them, according...
Governor signs bill that gives nursing homes $700 million funding boost
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2022
A $700 million Medicaid funding boost is coming to Illinois providers after Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Tuesday signed nursing home reform legislation that ties the Medicaid increases to higher staffing...
Lawmakers push for long-term Medicare reform as physician pay cuts loom
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 19, 2021
More than 245 Congressional lawmakers are demanding long-term reform solutions to the current Medicare payment system as skilled nursing therapists and other healthcare providers face impending cuts.