What's New in 2024 with the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)
October 8th, 2024
The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument User’s Manual (version 1.19.1) is available as of August 1, 2024. What are the need-to-know changes that can impact your...
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In the Post-Pandemic COVID-19 Era, Nursing Homes Remain Vulnerable
October 8th, 2024
In the post-pandemic era, it is tempting to let out a big sigh of relief and try to return to "business as usual." Unfortunately, the world has forever changed in some ways, and for our most...
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Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Standards - Implementation Details to Know
October 8th, 2024
The hotly contested minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes is set to take effect. What does implementation look like for facilities?
On April 22, 2024, CMS affirmed its commitment to hold...
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Get Ready Now - NHSN Changes COVID-19 Reporting for Q4 2024
September 3rd, 2024
Changes to take effect Sept 30, 2024
The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) has announced several important changes to COVID-19 reporting that will take effect in the fourth quarter of...
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New Minimum Staffing Standards by CMS Worsens Financial Challenges for Nursing Homes
June 30th, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule on minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities, which will require nursing homes to increase their staffing...
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Industry Response to Newly Implemented Staffing Regulations for Nursing Homes
June 6th, 2024
The proposed minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes, which are part of a broader effort to improve care quality and safety in these facilities. According to CMS's proposal, nursing homes...
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Breaking News: AHCA Sues to Overturn Nursing Home Staffing Rule.
May 24th, 2024
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Secretary, Xavier Becerra, challenging the Centers for Medicare and...
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CMS poised to launch a national staffing campaign
April 30th, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it is developing a national nursing home staffing campaign to help operators meet the federal minimum staffing mandate. The...
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CMS Publishes Final Staffing Requirements Rule
April 22nd, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a final rule outlining staffing requirements for nursing homes, including a minimum of 3.48 hours of direct daily care per patient. The...
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Nursing homes push back against CMS value-based purchasing proposals, but welcome stability amidst ongoing changes.
April 10th, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a rule that would stabilize the process of selecting, retaining, and removing measures in the Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program for...
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Latest Legislative Updates in the Nursing Home Sector
March 7th, 2024
1. Senators urge CMS to withhold staffing mandate: A group of senators has written to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting that they withhold a proposed rule requiring...
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Mortality Rates During Early Omicron Waves
August 11th, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report on SARS-CoV-2 infections among maintenance dialysis patients in the United States during the Delta and early Omicron waves....
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