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
A recent CBS News segment on the nursing home staffing crisis featured facilities turning to robotic technology to help workers manage daily operations. The idea is straightforward. If machines can handle logistical tasks like deliveries or basic transport, nurses and aides can spend more time providing direct care. In a system strained by workforce shortages,
The latest U.S. News analysis highlighting staffing shortages in nursing homes does not reveal anything surprising to those of us who routinely litigate these cases. Instead, it confirms what families and plaintiff-side attorneys see time and time again when something goes wrong inside a long-term care facility: chronic understaffing is almost always the root cause
The repeal of the federal nursing home staffing rule is one of the most dangerous policy reversals we’ve seen in long-term care. Senator Ron Wyden said it clearly: stripping away these protections will mean fewer nurses at the bedside, fewer eyes on vulnerable residents, and more preventable tragedies. He’s right. The original rule wasn’t extreme—it
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