CMS wants to ensure that state survey inspectors are adequately determining SNF compliance with federal regulations.

Group leader also said using the Five-Star Rating System to punish facilities by reassigning stars for not following one or two specific CMS regulations undermines the system.

More than half of states reported changes to their assisted living requirements for the second year in a row, highlighting a possible trend.

Advocates for skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities said changes to the current funding system need to meet certain requirements.

On Oct. 1, the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) goes live—no delay.

The rule requires a seamless exchange of patient information between health care settings, ensuring that patients’ health care information follows them after discharge from a hospital or PAC provider.

A new act would allow SNFs that have been forced to suspend in-house CNA education programs due to receiving a certain level of penalties to resume those programs once quality standards are met.

Skilled nursing centers have been waiting for the latest CMS update as their final piece of regulatory guidance before the PDPM rollover in less than two weeks.

The association received more than 600 comments from its members on the proposed rule, and its submission to CMS reflects their views.

New arbitration regulations released earlier in the summer by CMS have gone into effect as of Sept. 16, and separate legal actions concerning arbitration do not impact the implementation process.

CMS wants to ensure that state survey inspectors are adequately determining SNF compliance with federal regulations.

Group leader also said using the Five-Star Rating System to punish facilities by reassigning stars for not following one or two specific CMS regulations undermines the system.

More than half of states reported changes to their assisted living requirements for the second year in a row, highlighting a possible trend.

Advocates for skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities said changes to the current funding system need to meet certain requirements.

On Oct. 1, the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) goes live—no delay.

The rule requires a seamless exchange of patient information between health care settings, ensuring that patients’ health care information follows them after discharge from a hospital or PAC provider.

A new act would allow SNFs that have been forced to suspend in-house CNA education programs due to receiving a certain level of penalties to resume those programs once quality standards are met.

Skilled nursing centers have been waiting for the latest CMS update as their final piece of regulatory guidance before the PDPM rollover in less than two weeks.

The association received more than 600 comments from its members on the proposed rule, and its submission to CMS reflects their views.

New arbitration regulations released earlier in the summer by CMS have gone into effect as of Sept. 16, and separate legal actions concerning arbitration do not impact the implementation process.