Skilled Nursing News December 2, 2025
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially repealed provisions of the federal nursing home staffing mandate.
Facility assessment and Medicaid transparency provisions remain, however. Leaders in the sector maintain that these assessments, while meant to ensure appropriate staff support, are not meaningful in terms of improving resident care.
Remnants of the staffing mandate create additional paperwork, overlapping with other required documentation tied to staffing plans, resident care policies and quality assurance activities.
“HHS takes this action after determining the final rule imposed by the Biden Administration disproportionately burdened facilities, especially those serving rural and Tribal communities, and jeopardized patient’s access to care,” the department stated in a Dec. 2 announcement.
This action has been anticipated, as...
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