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McKnight’s LTC News, Feb. 10, 2026: “We’re going [away] from what we used to call value-based payment — you should think about Fee-for-Service payments separate from captive payments and all these other structures — and even Fee-for-Service has changed.”

McKnight’s LTC News, Feb. 3, 2026: “We urge CMS to enact a replacement regulation that mandates tailored quantitative minimum staffing requirements, which would prevent Medicare and Medicaid fraud, protect vulnerable long-term care residents, and improve access to care,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) wrote Monday.

McKnight’s LTC News, Feb. 1, 2026: Many of the updates tweak items to reflect information already shared with providers in previous memos, but experts said others have more substantial impact for both surveyors and nursing home teams.

McKnight’s LTC News, Jan. 28, 2026: ” In 2026, our work continues to foster this pipeline of passionate, skilled professionals into our centers to provide the high-quality care our residents expect and deserve.”

McKnight’s LTC News, Jan. 28, 2026: CMS officials said they were asking states to begin considering falls — in addition to survey scores — partly in response to watchdog calls for better scrutiny of falls prevention and reporting.

McKnight’s LTC News, Jan. 15, 2026: “CMS is adjusting the evaluation of several FY26 SPSS measures in recognition of the Federal government shutdown that occurred from Oct. 1, 2025, through November 12, 2025…”

Skilled Nursing News, Jan. 13, 2026: …operators are also calling for clearer guidance on 5-Claim Probe audits from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), demanding more consistency in surveys and a more detailed direction on new quality measures that took effect Jan. 1.

Skilled Nursing News, Jan. 12, 2026: Larger capacity losses were linked to staffing shortages and hospital impacts, including longer lengths of stay, and greater distances patients traveled for SNF placement.

McKnight’s LTC News, Jan. 11, 2026: “CMS is evaluating how to better present complaint information to ensure it is clear, accurate, and useful for consumers making healthcare decisions…”

McKnight’s LTC News, Jan. 8, 2025: The researchers’ state-by-state breakdown shows a wide range of RN presence on nursing home surveys…