February

CMS says final hours requirement still undecided on looming staffing rule

February 23, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
The Impact of the Public Health Emergency on Skilled Nursing Facilities

February 21, 2023 | CMS' PBJ Policies |
OIG signals new focus on nursing homes

February 17, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Senators push CMS to issue – and fund – federal nursing home staffing mandate soon

February 13, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Spending More Revenue on Labor Not Guaranteed to Achieve ‘Adequate’ Nursing Home Staffing

February 8, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Higher Spending on Nursing Home Staff is Not Tied to Better Staffing Levels

February 8, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Addressing Medicaid rates key to minimum staffing mandate: study

February 6, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |

January

A loud and clear message on staffing mandates

January 31, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use

January 27, 2023 | Nursing Turnover & Hours |
Federal bill returning temporary nurse aide waiver gets new life

January 26, 2023 | Rules for Staff, Hours & Census |
REIT Ownership of Nursing Homes Linked to Changes in Clinical Staffing Patterns

January 25, 2023 | Nursing Turnover & Hours |
Federal Bill Aims to Aid Nursing Home Labor Shortage with TNA Program Extension

January 25, 2023 | Rules for Staff, Hours & Census |
CMS completes minimum staffing study; targeting ‘onerous’ MA authorizations

January 25, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
CMS Readies Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Proposal, Reviews Study Recommendations

January 24, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Senators call on CMS to end push for mandatory staffing in nursing homes

January 24, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
13 U.S. Senators Warn CMS: Staffing Mandate May Worsen SNF Access

January 24, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
With federal staffing proposal near, states also progressing toward minimums

January 23, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Long-term care struggles to rebound to pre-pandemic staffing levels: analysis

January 23, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Barrasso, Tester, Daines, Hickenlooper Push Biden Admin to Address Rural Nursing Home Staffing Shortages

January 20, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
OIG: Pandemic Data Shows Major Changes Needed in Nursing Home Staffing, Surveys, Infection Control

January 19, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Data Doesn’t Lie: Current Pace Sets Nursing Home Workforce Recovery Back to 2027

January 19, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Staffing ‘instability’ might be new mandate metric; providers gear up for battle

January 11, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Survey: Nursing Home Providers Say Workforce and Economic Challenges Persist

January 10, 2023 | Nursing Turnover & Hours |
80% of Nursing Home Providers ‘Very Concerned’ About Possible Federal Staffing Mandate

January 10, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Staffing Stability Is Marker of Better Quality of Nursing Homes

January 10, 2023 | Minimum Staffing, Nursing Turnover & Hours |

December

Potential staff mandate costs rocket upward when latest wages factored in

December 16, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Price of proposed nursing home staffing mandate? Try $11.3B a year, new AHCA report finds

December 16, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
$11.3 Billion Needed to Meet Proposed Federal Minimum Staffing Mandate

December 15, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Defiant Sloan to nursing home critics: Address funding to tackle staffing challenge

December 7, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, State Mandates & Medicaid |
Provider advocates slam ‘unfair’ media take down of nursing home staffing compliance

December 2, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
USA Today Report Blasts Nursing Home Staffing Patterns, Enforcement — Industry Leaders Push Back

December 1, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Many nursing homes are poorly staffed. How do they get away with it?

December 1, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |

November

A word of warning: Beware of staffing ratio violations

November 21, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Providers, states grapple with billion-dollar needs ahead of federal staffing minimum

November 17, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Ask the payment expert …. about the total nurse staffing measure

November 11, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings, Rules for Staff, Hours & Census |
Nearly half of states now using Medicaid to boost direct-care pay

November 4, 2022 | State Mandates & Medicaid |

October

The minimum staffing cloud looms. Will any sunlight shine through?

October 26, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
CMS Announces Immediate, Aggressive Enforcement for Special Focus Facilities (SFF) Participants

October 24, 2022 | Survey & FTags for Staffing |
Feds ramp up nursing home sanctions for poor care performance

October 24, 2022 | Survey & FTags for Staffing |
CMS to ‘Crack Down’ on Troubled Nursing Homes Through Special Focus Facility Program Changes

October 21, 2022 | Survey & FTags for Staffing |
Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Oversight of Nation’s Poorest-Performing Nursing Homes

October 21, 2022 | Survey & FTags for Staffing |
CMS toughens stance on worst-performing nursing homes

October 21, 2022 | Survey & FTags for Staffing |
Parkinson: Nursing home sector pinning hopes on ‘Medicaid adequacy’ rule

October 11, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, State Mandates & Medicaid |
State staffing policies could hamper MedPAC’s recommendations on federal mandate

October 11, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
SNF Operators in Favor of Staffing Standards But Not Without Funding, Role Expansion

October 9, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
States get needed nurse aide waiver relief but workers’ fates uncertain

October 7, 2022 | Rules for Staff, Hours & Census |
Experts Question How Nursing Homes Will Pay For More Staff Amid Anticipated Minimum Staffing Mandate

October 7, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Ask the Nursing Expert – State vs Federal Staffing Minimums

October 7, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
3 Nursing Home Legal Issues to Watch in 2022 and Beyond

October 6, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |

September

‘Powerful Data’ Could Inform CMS’ Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Standards

September 29, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Ask the legal expert: What can we expect from a staffing minimum?

September 11, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |

August

Providers Push Back on CMS’s Move to Zero in on Nursing Roles in Minimum Staffing Study

August 30, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Hello, CMS? This is desperation calling

August 30, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Warning on staffing minimum: Studying costs won’t matter if pay doesn’t add up

August 30, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Study: Nursing Home Staffing in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

August 26, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
CMS outlines 4-pronged minimum staffing study

August 23, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
A minimum staffing rule can work. Here’s what it will take: Parkinson

August 22, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Staffing Study to Inform Minimum Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes

August 22, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
CMS: Medicaid Funding a ‘Key Lever’ to Improving Nursing Home Quality, Staffing

August 22, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, State Mandates & Medicaid |
AHCA’s Parkinson: Unfunded Federal Staffing Mandate Would Be ‘Lights Out’ For Nursing Homes Across The Country

August 22, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, State Mandates & Medicaid |
Medicaid nursing facility payment approaches

August 22, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, State Mandates & Medicaid |
CMS bulletin presses states on Medicaid nursing home spending

August 22, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, State Mandates & Medicaid |
Nursing Home Staffing Struggles Add to Health Disparity in Disadvantaged Communities

August 19, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Why The Caregiver Definition Must Be Expanded For Nursing Homes to Overcome Labor Crunch

August 15, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Rules for Staff, Hours & Census |
Federal Staffing Minimums Won’t Solve Labor Woes For Nursing Homes in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

August 14, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
CMS to Visit Nursing Homes as Part of Minimum Staffing Proposal

August 14, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
CMS heading into facilities to help determine federal staffing mandate

August 12, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Researcher: Target funding to address potentially harmful staffing disparities

August 11, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Nursing home staffing is worse in disadvantaged communities

August 10, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Site Visits Included in CMS Staffing Study

August 10, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
CLA’s Deb Emerson on staffing mandates and ‘wishful thinking’

August 9, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Severe Neighborhood Deprivation and Nursing Home Staffing in the US

August 8, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
CMS Shares Updates on Nursing Home Staffing Study

August 5, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Ensuring Accuracy of Staffing Ratings in Nursing Home Care Compare

August 5, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings |
CMS reveals differing opinions on minimum staffing approach

August 5, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Antipsychotics use falls when LTC nurse staffing hours rise

August 5, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
CMS: Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Requirements to Strike Balance Between Opposing Industry Views

August 4, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Facilities fail to replace workers who quit after COVID outbreaks

August 4, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Antipsychotic Use in US LTC Facilities Connected With Staffing Levels

August 3, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
CMS Proposed Minimum Staffing Requirements Could Cost $10B Annually

August 3, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
COVID-19 vaccination mandates don’t negatively affect nursing home staffing

August 1, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Research supports COVID-19 booster shot mandates for SNF workers

August 1, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Nursing home staff turnover up 25 percent from last year

August 1, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |

July

Nursing Home Vaccine Mandate-Induced Staff Exodus Largely Unfounded

July 29, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Nursing Home Staffing Regulations, Proposals Clash With Financial, Operational Realities

July 28, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, State Mandates & Medicaid |
1 in 3 nursing homes fall in staffing under new CMS Five-Star rating system

July 28, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings |
The Math Doesn’t Work: Nursing Home Staffing Woes Unsolvable Without Immigration Action

July 27, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
CMS Officially Adds Weekend Staffing, Turnover to Five-Star Quality Ratings

July 27, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings, Nursing Turnover & Hours |
Nursing Home Staffing Challenges Worse During COVID-19 Outbreaks

July 27, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Policy action can stabilize staffing levels

July 25, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
More ‘strike’ teams, policy improvements vital for nursing homes

July 25, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Why Minimum Standards Are Not the Best Way to Monitor Staffing During Covid Outbreaks

July 24, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Lots to learn with new Five-Star

July 22, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings |
Minimum staffing levels would cost nursing homes $10 billion a year

July 20, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Minimum Staffing Requirements Could Cost Nursing Homes $10B Annually

July 20, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Mandated minimum staffing would cost nursing homes $10 billion annually

July 20, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Federal Staffing Minimums Could Cost the Nursing Home Industry $10B

July 19, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Staffing Mandate Analysis on Minimum Nurse Staffing Levels

July 18, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Employment Considerations for Long Term Care Facilities under the Biden-Harris Administration

July 14, 2022 | CMS' PBJ Policies, Minimum Staffing |
CMS developing minimum staffing requirements

July 14, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
CMS Outlines Multi-Faceted Approach to Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Requirements

July 13, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Thousands of nursing homes face lower Five-Star ratings

July 11, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings |
PBJ Data Use in Surveys Serves as ‘Breadcrumbs’ to Looming Federal Staffing Mandate

July 10, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Survey & FTags for Staffing |
Turnover, weekend staffing levels now in Five-Star ratings

July 8, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings, Nursing Turnover & Hours |
CMS Issues Guidance on Five-Star Staffing Measures

July 7, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings |
Appendix PP Revisions in the State Operations Manual: Breaking Down Key Changes

July 6, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings, Survey & FTags for Staffing |
Why States’ Success in Tying Medicaid to Staffing Could Propel CMS Policy

July 5, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, State Mandates & Medicaid |
New employee interviews, deeper dive into PBJ data could lead to more survey citations

July 1, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings, Survey & FTags for Staffing |

June

Month for fireworks in long term care

June 30, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings |
CMS targets staffing in updated ROP

June 30, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings, Survey & FTags for Staffing |
CMS Announces Updates to Improve Safety and Quality of Long-term Care Facilities

June 30, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Survey & FTags for Staffing |
Medicare, Medicaid to Take Closer Look at Nursing Home Staffing

June 30, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings, Survey & FTags for Staffing |
CMS Updates Nursing Home Medicare Requirements of Participation Guidance

June 29, 2022 | CMS' PBJ Policies, Survey & FTags for Staffing |
Updated Guidance for Nursing Home Resident Health and Safety

June 29, 2022 | CMS' PBJ Policies, Five Star Staffing Ratings, Survey & FTags for Staffing |
CMS Issues Significant Updates to Improve the Safety and Quality Care for Long-Term Care Residents

June 29, 2022 | CMS' PBJ Policies, Survey & FTags for Staffing |
Staffing laws, unionization can improve nurse retention, new research shows

June 23, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
Revised CMS PBJ Manual

June 17, 2022 | CMS' PBJ Policies, PBJ Report Submission, Rules for Staff, Hours & Census |
‘Counterintuitive to the Goal:’ Impending Five-Star Staffing Measures Don’t Address Ongoing Labor Challenges

June 5, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings, Nursing Turnover & Hours |

May

Nursing homes sue over minimum staffing ratios, mandatory spending levels

May 25, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, State Mandates & Medicaid |
Study confirms lower turnover linked to higher quality of care

May 10, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |

April

Nursing Homes Pay ‘Exorbitant’ Agency Costs to Comply With Staffing Minimums

April 24, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, State Mandates & Medicaid |
CMS Releases Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Proposed Rule for FY23

April 13, 2022 | CMS' PBJ Policies, Nursing Turnover & Hours |
Nursing home pay rule reveals CMS strategy on minimum staffing

April 13, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
‘Embrace’ staffing measures in new CMS pay rule

April 12, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Nursing Turnover & Hours |

March

State of Skilled Nursing Facilities Today, Planning for the Future

March 28, 2022 | Minimum Staffing, Nursing Turnover & Hours |
Instability In Staffing Levels at Nursing Homes Affects Quality of Care for Residents

March 24, 2022 | Five Star Staffing Ratings, Nursing Turnover & Hours |
Daily Variation in Nursing Home Staffing Led to Poorer Clinical Quality

March 15, 2022 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |

News Feed

News by PBJ Topic

FREE PBJ Resources

Studies PBJ Data

View PBJ Studies

Read the studies & media coverage of PBJ based research

Provider PBJ Hub

View Provider Hub

Links to key PBJ resources for skilled nursing facilities

CMS QSO Memos

View Memos Archive

Memos to states with CMS' PBJ guidance and policies

Tech Users Guide

View Guide Archive

How to calculate the Five Star ratings on Care Compare

PBJ Policy Manual

View Policy Archive

CMS' rules & requirements for quarterly PBJ submissions

Get Access to the PBJ Library

Get a free Library Pass to the archives of key PBJ manuals, research, communications and web tools.