Five states have enacted some of the nation’s toughest minimum staffing standards for nursing homes, and yet gaps in actual care persist, a new analysis released Friday reveals, raising questions about whether the federal staffing rule will in the end be able to achieve its intended goal. The analysis by KFF Health News, focuses on […]
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Planned power outages in response to wildfire threats are leaving some nursing homes in the dark – one facility in Boulder, Colorado was left without power for 28 hours. Generators kept running the facility’s oxygen machines, most refrigerators and freezers, hallway lights and Wi-Fi for phones and computers, according to a report originally from KFF. […]
As Medicare Advantage becomes an increasingly important – and controversial – payer for skilled nursing services, operators should note a major shift has occurred in the insurance landscape. Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) agreed Wednesday to sell its Medicare businesses and CareAllies to Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC). HCSC said it intends to acquire the Cigna […]
Deficiencies in nursing homes, both on average and those deemed more serious, have increased over time – partly as a result of decreasing staffing levels. Between 2015 and 2023, facilities with serious deficiencies, or violations of federal regulations, increased from 17% to 26%, according to a data note published on Friday by KFF. The average […]
Margins squeezed by interest rates and inflation, staffing shortages amid a draconian staffing mandate proposal, an invasion of Medicare Advantage and mixed efforts at adapting to Minimum Data Set (MDS) changes are among a litany of the challenges facing the skilled nursing sector at the start of 2024. However, all is not doom and gloom […]
Fewer than one in five facilities would currently meet the required number of hours for RNs and CNAs as set forth in the federal minimum staffing proposal, with more than 80% of the facilities nationwide needing to hire more nursing staff. This is according to an analysis published by KFF on Monday. Interestingly, almost half […]
Ahead of the federal nursing home minimum staffing ratio proposal, a KFF analysis released Friday suggests that less than a third of the nation’s nursing homes would even come close to meeting forthcoming minimum staffing requirements. The analysis from KFF found nearly all facilities would meet a 2.5 or fewer hour per resident day (HPRD) […]
Medicare Advantage enrollees, specifically those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and a low-income subsidy, received worse clinical care than those who didn’t fall under these plans. That’s according to a report released on Tuesday by the Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH). More than one in ten, or 13%, of […]
It costs nursing home residents on average about $39 more per day to stay in a private room compared to a semi-private room, or $315 compared to $276. While some might consider the difference to be relatively slim, it really all depends on average income per resident. Medicaid recipients generally must make no more than […]
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