McKnight’s LTC News, March 19, 2026: Two new reports from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General rebuked skilled nursing facilities for overprescribing antipsychotic drugs, which can have a sedative effect and pose an increased risk of death for elderly patients with dementia.

AHCA/NCAL, March 10, 2026: The update reinforces a clear message: effective planning, coordination, and continuous readiness are central to protecting patients, staff, and communities before, during, and after emergencies.

McKnight’s LTC News, March 6, 2026:  …the agency (CMS) is undertaking a review “with the goal of supporting clinically indicated use while continuing to discourage inappropriate prescribing.”

Skilled Nursing News, Feb. 20, 2026: Data collected from these assessments, and the way they are counted, will impact future fiscal years, including 2028.

Skilled Nursing News, Feb. 17, 2026: “We’re not through with these new hybrid claims measures. We’re going to start seeing these become more and more prevalent.”

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.”