AHCA/NCAL

AHCA, joined by THCA and several Texas long term care facilities, filed a lawsuit late Thursday against the HHS and the CMS for exceeding their statutory authority and arbitrarily and capriciously issuing the Minimum Staffing Standards final rule.

NCAL revealed ‘Inspiring Generations’ as this year’s theme for National Assisted Living Week®. The national observance provides a unique opportunity to celebrate the individuals who live and work in assisted living.

This Sunday, May 12, marks the beginning of National Skilled Nursing Care Week®, which will continue through Saturday, May 18. This year's theme is “Radiant Memories: A Tribute to the Golden Age of Radio.”

Today, we've released an analysis on the impact of CMS federal staffing mandate on nursing homes. We found that the final nursing home staffing rule would require 102,000 additional caregivers and cost $6.5 billion per year.

An updated Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program Quick Reference Guide is now available in the Downloads section of CMS’s SNF Quality Reporting Data Submission Deadlines webpage.

To align with CMS security policies, iQIES will begin implementing an inactive user policy this month.

The final Minimum Data Set 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.19.1 and Item Matrix are now available in the Downloads section on the MDS 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual page.

The Issue: Lack of Evidence from Research on Residents in Post-Acute and Long Term Care Settings.