Skilled Nursing News July 3, 2024
The new facility assessment requirements that federal agencies are expecting will guide decisions on staffing levels are also garnering concerns about potential administrative and financial burdens, particularly for smaller-sized nursing home chains.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) modified the existing requirements recently, issuing new guidance to include metrics that are collected through “evidenced-based and data-driven approaches” and that also mandate additional information on the behavioral health of residents at facilities.
These guidelines are a cause for worry for some in the sector. And one thing that both larger and smaller operators agree upon is the evolving nature of the guidelines for which they will need to be on their toes.
Leah Klusch, executive director of The Alliance...
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