Park Place Live, May 14, 2026: “Presently, CAHF and its members are continuing to work with state leaders throughout the remainder of the budget process to advocate for “restoring these critical workforce investments and protecting access to skilled nursing care for Californians who depend on it…”
Month: May 2026
CMS SCRUTINIZES PDPM CODING TRENDS AS SNF PROVIDERS WARNED OF POTENTIAL MARGIN HITS
Skilled Nursing News, May 13, 2026: Under the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), “case mix creep” refers to coding increases for certain conditions like malnutrition, depression and swallowing disorders – the agency is unsure whether this is inappropriate coding or a reflection of improved documentation and patient care.
TELEMEDICINE HAS NOT INCREASED MEDICAL CARE USE, COSTS
McKnight’s LTC News, May 12, 2026: “Nationwide telemedicine adoption was not significantly associated with changes in visits or spending, either overall or when stratified by urbanicity, payer type, or area-level social vulnerability, easing concerns about large spending increases from telemedicine expansion…”
CMS BAKING UP MORE NURSING HOME DEREGULATION
McKnight’s LTC News, May 12, 2026: “We are looking to reduce burden in ways that can still promote and advance quality and safety in those care settings, specifically in the nation’s nursing homes, and we think that that’s incredibly possible…”
PROVIDERS URGE STATE TO RESTORE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, NOT “FAIL” PATIENTS
McKnights LTC News, May 7, 2026: While money will be paid out this year for WQIP criteria met in 2025, there will be no payments for 2026 achievements without a change to the 2027 state budget.
NEARLY HALF OF NURSING HOME TURNOVER GOING UNREPORTED
McKnights LTC News: May 7, 2026: Current measurements of turnover omit a “strikingly large and growing share” of the US nursing home workforce, including many contract workers and those who quit quickly, a new study finds.
INDUSTRY ADVOCATES APPRECIATE CLARITY THAT COMES WITH LABOR DEPARTMENT’S DECISION TO END DEFENSE OF BIDEN-ERA OVERTIME RULE
McKnights Senior Living, May 7, 2026: “As providers continue to invest in the long-term care workforce with limited resources, we appreciate the much-needed clarity on this policy that this decision provides. The profession will continue to support and invest in caregivers, who make it possible to deliver high-quality and accessible care to our nation’s seniors and individuals with disabilities…”
CMS UNVEILS DIGITAL PRIOR AUTHORIZATION PLAN IN NURSING HOMES
Skilled Nursing News, May 6, 2026: The idea is to make a unified coalition aligned around making electronic prior authorization work end-to-end on time and for every patient…
FEDS LIMIT NURSE PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS
McKnights Senior Living, May 5, 2026: The final rule from the Department of Education, issued last week, changes federal student loan limits for graduate and professional degree programs but excludes degrees for nursing and some other programs.