Attorneys general from 18 states are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider its repeal of the federal nursing home staffing mandate and to adopt a new rule that would impose minimum staffing requirements specifically on for‑profit nursing homes and related‑party payers — entities such as affiliated pharmacies or staffing agencies
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Consumer Voice reported: On February 12, 2026, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and six Senate Democrats introduced the Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act, aiming to restore federal staffing standards that were recently eliminated by the Trump administration. In 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a minimum staffing rule that would have required nursing homes
A recent poll of frontline nurses underscores what families and litigators have been saying for years: staffing is the central issue in nursing home care. According to the Nurse.org survey, an overwhelming majority of nurses believe rolling back federal staffing requirements will make resident care worse, not better. That conclusion should not be controversial. It
A new study in JAMA Health Forum cuts through one of the nursing home industry’s most common excuses. Researchers examined an Illinois Medicaid reform that paid facilities more if they actually increased staffing, and then measured what happened to residents. When staffing went up, resident outcomes improved. Fewer hospitalizations, better day-to-day functioning, and measurable changes in health
The Milwaukee Independent reported the link between nursing home staffing shortages and immigration crackdowns; this highlights how fragile the long-term care workforce has become. Immigrant caregivers have long played a vital role in nursing homes, particularly in direct care positions that keep residents fed, clean, supervised, and safe. When those workers disappear, the strain on
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