McKnight’s LTC News, Oct. 29, 2025: “The SFF program is not working because most nursing homes that graduate from the program do not keep the improvements they made over the long term…”
Month: October 2025
“A LOT OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE” LOOMS FOR NURSING HOMES AMID MEDICAID CUTS, STRICTER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OVERSIGHT
Skilled Nursing News, Oct. 24, 2025: Experts say proactive planning and greater technology use can help facilities ease patient transfers and reduce costly hospital delays
MOST NON-IJ SURVEY ACTIVITY ILLEGAL DURING SHUTDOWN, BUT CMS SAYS SOME ADDITIONAL REVISTS NOW ALLOWED
McKnight’s LTC News, Oct. 21, 2025: A new memo from the Quality & Oversight Group clarifies that states can continue to do some survey work through exceptions granted for patient safety, but it is technically illegal for contractors or others to complete many nursing home inspection functions.
HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME DATA AND COMMUNICATION GAPS UNDERPIN OIG FALLS REPORT
Skilled Nursing News, Oct. 20, 2025: Industry leaders have pushed back on the report. The American Health Care Association (AHCA), the nation’s largest nursing home provider association, is concerned the report is flawed.
ACHA’s CLIF PORTER ON PUSH FOR “RATIONALIZED REGULATION,” COMPLIANCE SHIFTS, AND IMPROVING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
Skilled Nursing News, Oct. 15, 2025: “We’ve gone from largely being a custodial model to now really being an interventionist type model…To think that the regulatory construct should not change with that is ridiculous.”
CALIFORNIA INVESTS $30M IN APPRENTICESHIPS TO FILL HIGH-DEMAND HEALTHCARE, OTHER JOBS
McKnight’s Senior Living, Oct. 14, 2025: Medical assistant and registered nurse apprenticeships are among the healthcare occupations supported…
RN TURNOVER IN SKILLED NURSING REACHES 100 PERCENT OVER A DECADE
McKnight’s Senior Living, Oct. 14, 2025: “RNs consistently report wages as an important factor, along with insufficient staffing and burnout, influencing their decision to leave or accept a position.”
REDUCING SUPER BUG CONTAMINATION PROVES CHALLENGING FOR NURSING HOMES
Skilled Nursing News, Oct. 10, 2025: There may be potential ways to reduce multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) on patients’ skin, but fully eliminating these super bugs within nursing homes remains a difficult task.
CDC VACCINE ADVISERS ADD RESTRICTIONS FOR RECEIPT OF COVID-19 VACCINE AMONG ADULTS 65+
McKnight’s LTC News, Oct. 6, 2025: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)… recommended Monday that COVID-19 shots only be available for people 65 and older and only be administered through shared decision-making with healthcare providers.
CMS OUTLINES WHICH COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES CAN CONTINUE DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
McKnight’s LTC, Oct. 1, 2025: CMS said it would focus its limited efforts during the shutdown to protecting Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries “against immediate dangers to life and health” and preventing providers and suppliers from interruptions that threaten their ability to provide vital healthcare services.