McKnight’s Senior Living April 24, 2024
More than 80% of nursing homes do not meet the updated requirements in the final staffing mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, according to new analysis from media outlet KFF. Those findings further amplify the chorus of concerns raised by providers following the news that CMS was raising its proposed requirement of 3.0 hours of care per resident per day to 3.48 in Monday’s final rule.
CMS leaders, including Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, attempted to address sector questions and concerns at a press event Tuesday afternoon.
“We know that some long-term care facilities, especially in rural communities, continue to see challenges in recruiting and retaining nursing home staff because of local workforce unavailability,” Brooks-LaSure acknowledged in an...
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