Staffing Mandate

CMS Releases Rule on SNF Staffing Mandate

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Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! This morning, CMS dropped a proposed rule for a staffing mandate for SNFs. On Wednesday, I wrote about the delays (staffing mandate) and the information from a CMS contracted study completed by Abt and Associates. That post is here: https://wp.me/ptUlY-LM The consensus around the staffing mandate issue is that CMS was bogged … Read more

Wednesday Feature: CMS SNF Staffing Mandate Stalled? The Abt Report on Feasibility…

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Happy Hump Day! Another Wednesday with news too heavy to ignore. I’ll try to return to some levity and light in future Wednesday features. For a number of years, CMS has been playing with developing a staffing level mandate.  The first CMS study from 20 years ago recommended a 4.1 hours per day benchmark.  Recently, … Read more