Healthcare Finance, Sept. 8, 2026: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun implementing a new inspection process that will give certain higher-performing nursing homes shorter, more focused recertification surveys…
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AS SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN SURGE, CMS WEIGHS CONSOLIDATING PLAN TYPES AGAINST SPECIALIZED CARE IN NURSING HOMES
Skilled Nursing News, Sept. 4, 2026: The agency ultimately seeks to strike a balance between beneficiaries’ diverse needs in SNPs while also creating consistent quality standards and measurements even as enrollment continues to grow.
CONSUMER GROUPS TO CMS: YOU DON’T NEED EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO EXPEL PROVIDERS
McKnight’s LTC News, Sept. 2, 2026: Changes would make it easier for regulators to remove skilled nursing providers from the Medicare program — even based on operating in a “high-risk” area — and extend the period for which CMS can claw back fraudulent payments.
CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY MUTUAL AID SYSTEM GETS OVERHAUL
Park Place Live, Sept. 2, 2026: After the failures in emergency evacuations of these populations during the tragic Eaton Fire of 2025 that engulfed wide swaths of the Los Angeles area, it was more than necessary to make a major overhaul happen.
RSV VACCINE HELPS PREVENT HOSPITALIZATIONS, SECONDARY OUTCOMES, MASSIVE NURSING HOME STUDY FINDS
McKnight’s LTC News, Aug. 31, 2026: The primary outcome tracked was RSV-associated hospitalization; secondary outcomes included RSV-associated death or severe RSV-associated outcomes requiring an intensive care unit or critical care unit admission.
NURSING HOMES URGED TO RESPOND TO BROAD OVERSIGHT AS COMMENT PERIOD ENDS AUGUST 31
Skilled Nursing News, Aug. 26, 2026: The proposed rule would expand the circumstances under which CMS could revoke a provider’s Medicare enrollment and, in certain circumstances, make revocations retroactive to the date of the conduct or event that triggered the action, rather than applying them prospectively.
MORE THAN A “COMPLIANCE” CHECKBOX: CMS OFFICIALS DELVE INTO NURSING HOME SURVEY REFORM
McKnight’s LTC News, Aug. 26, 2026: The shortened surveys, which launch nationwide next month, will be available only to nursing homes that meet an extensive list of qualifications each quarter…
INFLUX OF NURSING HOME ADMISSIONS EXPECTED AS HEALTH INSURER IN STATE CUTS MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR ASSISTED LIVING
Skilled Nursing News, Aug. 24, 2026: The benefit currently pays for 24-hour services in board-and-care homes, memory care facilities and similar residences. It’s part of the state’s Medicaid overhaul designed to cut down on repeat emergency room visits and expensive hospital stays.
“FUTURE REGULATION”: MDS AUDIT DISCREPANCIES HIGHLIGHT NURSING HOMES’ RECORD-RETENTION GAPS
Skilled Nursing News, Aug. 24, 2026: Nursing home validation audits so far show MDS coding gaps tied to insufficient or missing documentation, often because of inadequate record-retention practices