Category: Staffing

Another Staffing Study

 A new study published in JAMA Network Open confirms what families and nursing home litigators have long understood: staffing levels in skilled nursing facilities affect far more than scheduling. They affect whether vulnerable patients can receive timely care at all. Researchers analyzed more than 3.3 million Medicare hospitalizations from 2018 and 2019 and found that lower

Follow the Money

After announcing a new campaign to train nurses in 2023, CMS finally announced an encouraging update: the campaign’s budget has more than doubled from $75 million to $200 million. The effectiveness has not been evaluated. If implemented appropriately, the $200 million that has been dedicated to this effort will likely save Americans more than it

AGs Asking for Guidance

After the Trump administration threw away a national mandate requiring a minimum number of nurses to be on site in nursing homes, concerned attorney generals are pleading with CMS to help Americans in nursing homes. In place of the old rule, the attorney generals of 18 different states are asking the Center for Medicare and

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$1.05 Million Largest Nursing Home Jury Award in Spartanburg History

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$15 Million Awarded in Highway Collision

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