Skilled Nursing News October 1, 2025
The federal government shutdown that began on Oct. 1 is likely to cause minimal disruption to nursing home operations, but surveyors will be adhering to contingency plans and providers are concerned about reduced telehealth access.
“Seniors, their loved ones, and their caregivers can rest easy that their long term and postacute care will be minimally impacted by this government shutdown,” stated Clif Porter, president and CEO of the American Health Care AssociatIon/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), the nation’s largest nursing home provider association. “Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs that will continue for the time being.”
The “biggest concern” for LeadingAge, the largest association of not-for-profit aging services providers, is that “older adults and providers who serve them...
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