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Minimum Staffing Sample Comment Letter Posted
On October 19, 2023 by Mark Schulz
It’s essential that we flood CMS with comments about its proposed staffing rule and its impact on the people you serve. And if you do not know where to start, we’ve got you covered.
Analysis of Proposed CMS Hours Per Resident Day Hardship Exemption Shows Only 18% May Qualify
On October 12, 2023 by Mark Schulz
All but 62 of Minnesota’s nursing homes would not be eligible for a hardship exemption to CMS’s hours per resident day requirement found in the proposed staffing standard rule. Only approximately 18% of providers would qualify.
New Analysis Shows Impact of Minimum Staffing Rule on Minnesota Nursing Homes
On October 5, 2023 by Mark Schulz
New analysis shows an estimated annual impact of $83.8 million to Minnesota nursing homes, or an average of about $240,000 per facility. Our fellow state partner in New York completed the analysis on behalf of LeadingAge, our national partner.
Minimum Staffing Standard – Facility Assessment
On October 5, 2023 by Mark Schulz
In its proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes to relocate, modify, and thereby strengthen the facility assessment requirements related to staffing.
Minnesota Congresswoman Fischbach Leads Efforts to Stop CMS Nursing Home Staffing Rule
On October 5, 2023 by Erin Huppert
Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach, who represents Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District, introduced HR 5796, a bill proposing to prohibit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from promulgating its misguided minimum staffing ratio mandate.
Minimum Staffing Standard – 3.0 Nursing Hours Per Resident Day
On September 28, 2023 by Mark Schulz
In its proposed staffing rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) puts forward a minimum staffing standard of 0.55 hours per resident day (HPRD) for RNs and 2.45 HPRD for nurse aides.
Nursing Home Network Special Call - Minimum Staffing
On September 21, 2023 by Mark Schulz
CMS published the nursing home minimum staffing standards proposed rule in the Federal Register on Sept. 6, 2023, and proposes standards that include minimum staffing for Registered Nurses (RNs) and nurse aides.
Minimum Staffing Standard – 24/7 RN Requirement
On September 21, 2023 by Mark Schulz
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the nursing home minimum staffing standards proposed rule in the Federal Register on Sept. 6 and proposes standards that include minimum staffing for Registered Nurses (RNs) and nurse aides (NAs).
Minimum Staffing Standard Overview and Data Analysis
On September 7, 2023 by Mark Schulz
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the nursing home minimum staffing standards proposed rule in the Federal Register on Sept. 6 and proposes standards that include minimum staffing for registered nurses (RNs) and nurse aides.
CMS Releases Proposed Nursing Home Minimum Staff Rule
On September 1, 2023 by Mark Schulz
Despite the current workforce reality, the evidence that no single staffing level would guarantee quality care, and our ardent advocacy to negate the most troubling portions of this rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a rule that will impose minimum staffing ratios. We are disappointed our calls to moderate and mitigate the potentially devastating impacts of the rule were not heeded.
CMS Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Study Leaked
On August 31, 2023 by Mark Schulz
A nursing home minimum staffing feasibility study commissioned by CMS was leaked this week. The key findings provide important insights into the challenges of proposing and implementing staffing ratios in nursing homes.
SNF Quality Reporting Program Non-Compliance Letters
On July 27, 2023 by Julie Apold
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun notifying Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) that were determined to be out of compliance with the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for the Calendar Year 2022.
Nursing Home Feedback Informs CMS Hospital QSO
On June 8, 2023 by Kari Everson
On June 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released QSO-23-17-Hospitals reinforcing hospital requirements for their role in a cooperative discharge plan for post-acute care settings.
CDC Published Updated COVID-19 Guidance
On May 8, 2023 by Kari Everson
Updated from original content posted on Monday, May 8
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. The CDC updated sections on recommendations for universal source control and admission testing and added an appendix section to help organizations determine when to implement broader use of source control. In response to the CDC guidance release, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an update to QSO 20-39-NH REVISED, essentially adopting the CDC guidance.
Vaccination Mandate Ends and Other Information from CMS
On May 4, 2023 by Kari Everson
On May 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published QSO-23-13-ALL. The document provides nursing homes with an update regarding the end of the public health emergency (PHE) and how it impacts regulatory blanket waivers and interim final rules (IFR).
Ownership and Additional Disclosable Party Information on LTC “Providers and Suppliers”
On April 27, 2023 by Mark Schulz
On May 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will publish an Information Collection Request (ICR), a request for public comment on a specific topic, as part of a proposed rule about revising the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system.
Understanding Biden’s Executive Order and Federal Rulemaking
On April 27, 2023 by Mark Schulz
Executive orders are a tool to direct action to set policy guidance and for an administration’s executive branch agencies. President Biden’s executive order released last week provided several topics and concepts for different federal agencies to effectuate. You can read the analysis of the executive order here.
Several Updates to SNF Quality Reporting Program in Proposed PPS Rule
On April 20, 2023 by Julie Apold
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule. It includes several proposed SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) changes.
QSO Updates Enforcement for Infection Control Citations
On April 6, 2023 by Kari Everson
On March 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released QSO-23-10-NH, which rescinds QSO-20-31-NH and provides updated guidance on enforcement for infection control non-compliance. As a result, enforcement actions are more severe than before when cited under F880 and/or F887.
Without Addressing Staffing Mandate, CMS Updates SNF Rates in Proposed PPS Rule
On April 6, 2023 by Jeff Bostic
Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the annual proposed rule that updates the Prospective Payment System (PPS) rates for care centers. The rule calls for an update in the rates starting Oct. 1, which averages 3.7%.