AHEAD OF POTENTIAL AUGUST CMS DEREGULATION RULE, NURSING HOMES CALL FOR REFORM

Skilled Nursing News, July 10, 2026: “We have submitted detailed recommendations on a better way to make the nursing home oversight system more effective and efficient while upholding accountability and transparency…”

EXPANDING CMS SHIFT FROM INPATIENT TO OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES THREATENS SKILLED NURSING STAYS

McKnight’s LTC News, July 9, 2026: The latest proposed changes —  affecting mostly auditory, diaphragmatic, digestive, endocrine, respiratory and urinary procedures — are the second round.

NURSING HOMES ADD 3,000 JOBS IN JUNE, REACHING PRE-PANDEMIC WORKFORCE LEVELS

McKnight’s Senior Living, July 7, 2026: “The demand for caregivers is growing faster than the available labor pool, and providers across the country continue to face recruitment and retention challenges every day. That’s why we must build on this momentum…”

PROVIDERS CAUTION AGAINST OVERLY BROAD ENFORCEMENT AS CMS PURSUES NEW MEDICARE DISENROLLMENT AVENUES

McKnight’s LTC News, July 5, 2026: Provisions proposed in the 2027 Home Health payment rule would give the agency the right to revoke enrollment in the Medicare program based solely on a nursing home’s location in what is deemed a “high risk” geographic area.

CMS UNVEILS AGGRESSIVE PLAN TO FINE, MORE EASILY EXPEL NONCOMPLIANT MEDICARE PROVIDERS

McKnight’s LTC News, July 1, 2026: CMS is proposing to expand the number of reasons for which the agency can take action against problematic providers…

NATIONWIDE ANALYSIS OF NURSING HOME ANTIPSYCHOTIC USE ON THE WAY

McKnight’s LTC News, June 30, 2026: The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General on Monday announced the new project, which is scheduled for completion in fiscal year 2028.

PROVIDER GROUPS “HEARTENED” BY JUDGE’S REVERSAL OF EXCLUSION OF NURSING, OTHER STUDENTS FROM LOAN BENEFITS

McKnight’s Senior Living, June 29, 2026: “These highly skilled and educated care professionals are essential to delivering the quality care that our nation’s seniors and individuals with disabilities need and deserve…”

SCOTUS UPHOLDS ADMINISTRATION’S DECISION TO STRIP TPS FROM HAITIAN, SYRIAN IMMIGRANTS

McKnight’s Senior Living, June 25, 2026: Senior living and care organizations have said that reducing the supply of workers amid increasing demand for care and services will drive up costs and lead to higher caseloads and faster burnout for the workers who remain.

FRESH EVIDENCE THAT IMMIGRANT LABOR DELIVERS FULL-TIME STABILITY, BETTER NURSING HOME OUTCOMES

McKnight’s LTC News, June 23, 2026: An influx of foreign-born caregivers fundamentally optimizes care quality, investigators said in their analysis of 2000-2018 Medicare data encompassing 16 million beneficiaries across 13,000 facilities.