The Biden administration finalized a rule Monday to create a federal minimum staffing level for nursing homes, the biggest change to nursing home regulations since they were first established in the ...

Editor's note: This story was updated after the final rule was issued Monday afternoon. The Biden administration finalized a controversial nursing home staffing rule today that includes the more ...

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Editor’s note: Ed Dudensing is the founder and lead counsel for Dudensing Law, an elder abuse and neglect law firm with offices in Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In April, the Biden ...

Nursing home staffing requirements have long been a focus of policymakers. In 1972, Congress designated two staffing requirements for nursing homes participating in Medicare or Medicaid (more than 97 ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will explore broadening some of its life safety and emergency preparedness requirements after a federal audit found widespread noncompliance with the ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services snuck new flu, RSV and COVID data-reporting requirements for nursing homes into its 2025 home health pay rule, making permanent more time-consuming data ...

The Biden administration has proposed new staffing standards to improve care for the 1.3 million Americans living in nursing homes. And while it's the biggest change to regulations in three decades, ...

Dear Savvy Senior: If my mother needs to move into a nursing home, what are the eligibility requirements to get Medicaid coverage? — Caretaking Son Dear Caretaking Son: The rules and requirements for ...