Federal lawmakers have introduced the Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act, in conjunction with a hearing that took place Tuesday, hosted by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. The bill, if ...

The proposed minimum staffing mandate for nursing homes has left the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and is now pending final approval. According to the OMB calendar, several industry ...

Cristine Emerson, Director of Nursing for Avalon Health Center at StoneRidge, has been named a 2023 Frontline Honors honoree by Skilled Nursing News. To become a Frontline honoree, an individual is ...

In light of the upcoming nursing home staffing mandate, industry leaders are concerned about how the measure will be enforced. And, they’re still trying to cope with what they describe as a punitive ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced proposed expansions to CMS’ existing enforcement authority – including higher fines – related to financial penalties for nursing homes.

State legislators appear to be turning more toward telemedicine to help deliver care in nursing homes, as the staffing shortage persists and trips for appointments outside of a facility can be ...

Despite a 17.5% Medicaid increase last year, at least 25 nursing homes closed in Pennsylvania since the pandemic began – and a significant financial shortfall remains, leaders said. Closures equate to ...

Evans Senior Investments (ESI) recently orchestrated the stock sale of a dual-property skilled nursing portfolio in southwest Louisiana to Tutera Senior Living and Healthcare, which will operate the ...

The nursing home industry, along with other settings in long-term care, is expected to be a central campaign focus for presidential candidates in future elections. One reason is growth of the older ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing out a payment model that would cover all costs associated with an episode of care, including a skilled nursing stay, but it appears that ...

Skilled nursing beds continue to be associated with more operational stress among continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) this year, despite improved occupancy from 72.4% in 2022 to 82.2% in ...

Medicare Advantage plans might lower their payments to nursing homes in 2025, to absorb the federal government’s benchmark rate cut to insurers. Nursing home advocacy groups are worried that this move ...