FROZEN OUT: NURSING HOMES DON'T GET ANTICIPATED THAW OF KEY QUALITY METRICS
McKnight's LTC News, Feb. 3, 2025
Two key updates to consumer-facing metrics that skilled nursing operators had been expecting last week appear to have been blocked by a White House freeze on healthcare communications.
WHITE HOUSE RESCINDS ORDER PAUSING FEDERAL GRANTS, LOANS
McKnight's Senior Living, Jan. 29, 2025
The order had called for federal agencies to perform a “comprehensive analysis” to ensure that funded programs complied with President Trump’s executive orders...
MEDICAID CUTS IN REPUBLICAN CROSSHAIRS, WITH NURSING HOMES SEEN AS BEARING MAJOR PAIN
Skilled Nursing News, Jan. 28, 2025
“We believe hospitals, nursing home services and personal care services providers would be the most affected by the proposed Medicaid cuts."
CMS GOES AFTER NURSING HOMES' THIRD-PARTY PAY POLICIES WITH UPDATED GUIDANCE
McKnight's LTC News, Jan. 28, 2025
CMS has long forbidden the use of such third-party guarantees in nursing homes. But the agency now wants surveyors to scrutinize compliance more intensely, possibly further impeding collections related to care already delivered.
CALIFORNIA'S GROWING NEED FOR CAREGIVERS COULD COLLIDE WITH A CRACKDOWN ON IMMIGRANTS
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 26, 2025
Only a small percentage of caregivers in nursing homes and home healthcare are believed to be undocumented, but some fear that an immigration crackdown could have a broader chilling effect...
DELAYED GUIDANCE UPDATES STRATEGIES FOR NURSING HOME SURVEYORS
McKnight's LTC News, Jan. 24, 2025
The guidance had been scheduled to go into effect in February, but a reissue and renumbering of the related Quality, Safety and Oversight memo last week pushed the start date to March 24.
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