Nursing homes could soon be measured on their ability to capture advance care planning documents for their patients.

Nursing homes are now required to disclose more ownership and management information to the public, according to a final CMS rule. The rule includes definitions of private equity and real estate ...

Despite an underwhelming 2.8% Medicare Part A proposed pay raise, nursing home advocates found reason to be encouraged on several other fronts after the fiscal 2026 SNF PPS rule was released late ...

CMS has launched a Nursing Home Staffing Campaign to address industry-wide workforce shortage concerns as organizations attempt to stop an impending minimum nursing home staffing rule in the courts.

Last Friday, the Biden-Harris Administration released a proposed rule to establish staffing standards among the nation’s nursing homes. CMS is seeking feedback on the 231-page proposal until November ...

Meeting the Biden administration’s minimum staffing proposals for nursing homes would require facilities nationwide to hire more than 102,000 additional nurses at a cost of $6.8 billion, well above ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is offering eligible nursing homes a shot at applying for Financial Incentive Administrator designation as part of its recently announced Nursing Home ...

Key congressional Republicans signaled opposition on Wednesday to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plan to impose staffing minimums on nursing homes.. Last month, CMS issued a proposed ...

A home health agency in Missouri recently announced it is shutting down due to the impact of Medicare reimbursement cuts. Another agency in upstate New York is also closing. These are only two of the ...

A proposed rule would require nursing facilities to boost hours of nursing care, but industry leaders argue a workforce shortage makes such an increase impossible. The COVID-19 pandemic had an ...

Eighteen months ago, President Joe Biden stood before Congress during the State of the Union address and vowed that his administration would be the first to set national standards for staffing levels ...