AHCA’s CEO: Nursing Homes Must Prepare for ‘Massive’ Staffing Mandate Battle, Adapt to Managed Care ‘Mega-Trend’ May 9, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Nurse staffing shortages linked to 10 percent jump in resident deaths May 9, 2023 | Nursing Turnover & Hours, Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
CMS Official: We’re ‘Very Seriously’ Weighing Nursing Home Operators’ Staffing Concerns, Creative Solutions Needed April 23, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Lawmakers, union attack AHCA’s opposition to nursing home staffing mandate April 21, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Surprise Biden order ‘punishing’ for nursing home providers April 19, 2023 | Nursing Turnover & Hours |
‘Access Crisis Unfolding’: Nursing Home Operators, Advocates Warn of Dire Effects from Biden’s Order on Staffing April 18, 2023 | Minimum Staffing, Nursing Turnover & Hours |
White House Order Aims to Tie Nursing Home Medicare Payments to Worker Retention April 18, 2023 | Minimum Staffing, Nursing Turnover & Hours |
New Biden executive order would tie Medicare rates to turnover April 18, 2023 | Minimum Staffing, Nursing Turnover & Hours |
Staffing more challenging for nursing homes in socioeconomically deprived areas, study finds April 13, 2023 | Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
Feds’ value-based changes present ‘long overdue’ opening for SNFs April 6, 2023 | Nursing Turnover & Hours |
BREAKING: CMS proposes 3.7 percent nursing homes pay boost; no details on staffing minimum April 4, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
AHA, AHCA Issue Joint Letter to CMS Outlining Staffing Mandate Concerns April 4, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Consumer group counterpunches as nursing homes worry about staffing mandate April 3, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Lawmaker, providers strike back after HHS leader promotes nursing home minimum staffing mandate March 30, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Plaintiffs’ lawyers gaining edge against nursing homes with staffing issues March 29, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Robust ownership data could drive healthier nursing home deals: study author March 21, 2023 | Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
SNF staffing shifts after REIT acquisition, study shows March 21, 2023 | Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
‘Imperative’ to finalize staffing rule this year, dozens of House members tell CMS March 20, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Congress to CMS: Build Staffing Mandate into 2024 Medicare Payment Rule March 16, 2023 | Minimum Staffing |
Nursing home administrators spent 20 percent less time on-site in recent years, group claims March 13, 2023 | Research & Studies of PBJ Data |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
‘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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 Outlines Multi-Faceted Approach to Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Requirements July 13, 2022 | Minimum Staffing |
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 |
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 |
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 |