CMS is extending key telehealth flexibilities through 2026 while setting a 2027 cutoff for audio-only visits and home-based billing, a shift with major implications for skilled nursing providers.
Browsing: Policy
Stay informed on the regulations and legislation shaping skilled nursing care. From CMS rulings to state mandates, we cover how policy decisions impact providers, residents, and the future of long-term care.
A Roanoke County jury awarded $342,220 after a dementia patient escaped a nursing home, fell, and later died, spotlighting staffing and safety failures as the facility plans an appeal.
As more states adopt case-mix Medicaid pay, nursing homes face stepped-up audits over MDS coding and acuity scores, with potential clawbacks topping $150 million.
CMS is refining how antipsychotic use is reported in nursing homes, stepping up audits and delaying star rating changes to 2026 as facilities race to shore up documentation and non-drug care.
Connecticut advocates want mandatory public comment and hearings before nursing home ownership changes, citing care lapses that followed recent acquisitions.
CMS launched a $75 million, three-year fund to train and retain nursing home staff, with applications opening Dec. 1 and bonuses and tuition support rolling out in 2026.
OCR fined a Delaware nursing home chain $182,000 for posting resident “success stories” online without authorization and ordered a two-year corrective plan.
Washington DC – Across America, states have quietly built a billion-dollar money loop — using…
Minnesota’s new staffing and wage rules for nursing homes aim to stabilize care—but operators warn the mandates could trigger closures, especially in rural communities.
A Manatee County couple is pressing Florida lawmakers to let nursing home residents install room cameras after their 88-year-old mother’s alleged assault went unprosecuted without video evidence.
