Honor Aging的动态

Initial hot-take, reserving the right to change my opinion as more details roll out: This is phenomenal news for the RNs able to take advantage of the program, and it’s a beautiful “GI-Bill” model for the future. It’s exactly the kind of program many of us have been yelling for since before the pandemic - it’s just slightly (ok, majorly) underfunded. Only spending between $5 million and $20 million in total on the program is between 100 - 400 RNs in total, when we need thousands upon thousands nationwide. If this is being put in place to meet the $70 billion unfunded mandate on nursing homes over the next ten years, then they’re only $69,980,000,000 short. Every marathon begins with, uh, a centimeter? I guess?

While kudos are due to CMS for the tuition incentive, questions linger about the ongoing staffing challenges and requirements in LTC. -Is there an immediate solution? -What is driving professional nurses away from LTC? -Who truly understands the pressing challenges facing LTC and PAC? #ltcchallenginglandscape #navigatingPACregulations

BREAKING: CMS steps into the recruiting of nurses to help building nursing home workforce. Agency's efforts in addition to funding promised in minimum staffing rule. https://shorturl.at/IX7AC AHCA/NCAL LeadingAge #nursinghomes Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

A new study involving more than 80,000 US nursing home data points has found a link between the use of staffing agency nurses and lower quality ratings in the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Five-Star system. https://lnkd.in/e4Py6Dkg #nursinghomes #longtermcare #skillednursing

?? Advocating for Better Homecare! ?? MGA Homecare proudly supports the Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act (S.4122), a bipartisan effort redefining "private duty nursing" as "continuous skilled nursing" and establishing national quality standards. At MGA Homecare, we’ve been dedicated to delivering compassionate and high-quality home care, and as active Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) members, we’re thrilled to share that our very own Chani (Chief Clinical & Government Affairs Officer) and Erica (VP of Government Affairs and Payer Relations) have played pivotal roles in supporting and shaping this legislation. Their tireless efforts underscore our commitment to improving care for individuals with complex medical needs. Here’s why this matters: ? Consistency & Accountability: Establishing national standards ensures equitable, high-quality care across states. ? Clarity: Redefining terms like “continuous skilled nursing” helps lawmakers better understand and support these unique Medicaid services. ? Data-Driven Improvement: Tracking meaningful data will drive better patient outcomes. This legislation is a monumental step forward for patients, families, and providers alike. Together, we’re advancing the mission to ensure that individuals with disabilities can thrive at home while receiving the lifesaving care they need. Together, we’re advancing the mission to help patients thrive at home with lifesaving care. Click Here to View Article: https://lnkd.in/gEbMjRuu #ContinuousSkilledNursing #HomecareAdvocacy #MGAHomecare #HCAOA #BipartisanLeadership

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden Administration to stop a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services final rule that requires nursing home staffing standards. Ken Paxton is at it again, always in bed with corporations and doing his best for their profits. Having a relative in a nursing home, the for-profit entities skimp on scheduling qualified nursing personnel and other staff, putting residents in significant jeopardy. Why would residents and their loved ones not expect to have a registered nurse on-site at all times? Perhaps Paxton should understand staffing models that promote quality care before suing CMS in an attempt to overturn a requirement that hold nursing hope operators accountability for proper staffing. Nursing homes will need to have a registered nurse on site 24 hours per day, seven days per week, to help mitigate against preventable safety events and deliver critical care to residents at any time. The rule,?finalized in April, requires nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs to provide residents with a minimum total of 3.48 hours of nursing care per day, which includes at least 0.55 hours of care from a registered nurse per resident per day, and 2.45 hours of care from a nurse aide per resident per day. #nursinghome, #ignoranceofnursing, #qualitycare, #qualityofcare https://lnkd.in/eveHmxgp

The new rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are the most substantial changes to federal oversight of the nation's roughly 15,000 nursing homes in more than three decades. The rules mandate that nursing homes meet minimum staffing requirements for registered nurses and nurse aides.

The supply of federally certified nursing homes has dropped 5% since 2014, according to new data compiled by KFF’s healthcare research arm. In the same 10-year period, the number of deficiencies assessed by nursing home surveyors — especially those alleging serious violations — has skyrocketed. KFF said the explosion of penalties “could reflect increased oversight and lower staffing levels.” Using data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, KFF also found that the average daily nursing care provided per resident declined by 8%, from 4.13 hours to 3.8 hours. Nationally, the number of nursing homes certified by CMS fell from 15,648 in 2015 to 14,827 this year.

In 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued their final rule governing minimum staffing standards for long-term care skilled nursing facilities. The new standards are an attempt to address the rising number of complaints about the quality of nursing home care and are based on a certain number of nursing staff work hours for each resident per day. While well-intentioned, these new requirements are placing even more financial and staffing pressure on an already highly-challenged healthcare sector. The fact is that most nursing homes will not meet the new standards without significant new recruiting. Learn more about this mandate and what it could mean for nursing home care: https://hubs.la/Q02X2mg40

We commend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for recognizing the critical need to invest in our nursing workforce and announcing a grant program that offers up to $50,000 in incentives for nurses who pursue training to serve in nursing homes. This initiative is an important step toward addressing the growing workforce challenges in long-term care and demonstrates a commitment to supporting those who dedicate their careers to caring for our nation’s most vulnerable populations. ? However, while this program is a positive development, we remain deeply concerned that it will not fully resolve the significant gap in the number of nurses required to comply with the minimum staffing mandate. At the Good Samaritan Society, we estimate we would need 98 additional RNs to meet the requirements in the staffing mandate. Further, only seven of our 133 Good Samaritan Society long-term care locations would qualify for hardship exemptions despite the fact that only 5% of our locations meet the requirement to have an RN on-site 24 hours a day. The unrealistic and unfunded staffing mandate needs to be?repealed.? ? We look forward to continuing to work with CMS and other stakeholders on common-sense, meaningful solutions to attract, retain and grow the long-term care workforce and protect access to high-quality care, especially in rural areas.