Providers were bracing for the first federal minimum staffing proposal, the details of which could have broad implications for all nursing homes.
Provider legal woes mount as push for staffing minimums and accountability builds
By
John Hall
Aug 10, 2022
Two embattled nursing homes were in court this week facing healthcare fraud charges in a case that might illustrate a potentially more fraught legal future for anyone caught trying to get around staffing...
On federal staffing minimum, providers need protections: AHCA’s Phil Fogg
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 24, 2023
Nursing home providers could support a federal minimum staffing rule that is funded and exempts them from penalties if they make “best faith efforts” to hire, according to one of the nation’s top...
Providers seek incentive pay as staffing requirements ratchet up
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 30, 2024
A quality incentive program that directs add-on funding only to nursing homes that enhance care and perform well on a series of patient metrics could be a lifeline for hundreds of facilities facing major...
BREAKING: CMS increases hours to 3.48 in final staffing rule
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2024
Nursing homes will be required to deliver 3.48 hours daily of direct patient care under a final staffing mandate issued this morning.
In ‘transition,’ CMS asks providers to weigh in on key rules
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 11, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN — Many providers renewed their concerns about staffing constraints, workforce retention and the survey process during a rare live forum with a top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
CMS studying staff in SNFs
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 11, 2022
Federal contractors are heading into 75 nursing homes this fall to gather data needed to establish a first-ever federal minimum staffing mandate.
CMS reveals differing opinions on minimum staffing approach
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 05, 2022
A study meant to underpin a new federal nursing home staffing minimum will last about seven months and end in December, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said Thursday.
Ask the legal expert: What can we expect from a staffing minimum?
By
Norris Cunningham
Sep 11, 2022
Q: What can we expect out of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ intention to issue new guidance on minimum staffing measures for nursing homes?
Ask the Nursing Expert
By
Amy Stewart
Oct 07, 2022
Q: If we meet state-level staffing minimums, will we have sufficient staff under F725, Sufficient Nursing Staff?