MACPAC is a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis. Their purpose is to make reasonable nonpartisan recommendations to Congress on Medicaid programs. They issued a report finding that without increased transparency in how nursing homes spend Medicaid dollars, it could not determine the actual costs of providing care. MACPAC was not
Workforce Shortages The severe shortage of nursing-home workers is largely due to low wages and poor working conditions. The $1.7 trillion congressional year-end spending bill had many provisions to help the nursing home industry. Hopefully, they can finally provide the staff necessary to meet the needs and safety of the residents. The omnibus spending package would include
New York will enforce the 2021 state law establishing safe staffing minimums at nursing homes. State law requires nursing homes to staff to 3.5 hours of care per resident per day by a certified nurse aide, licensed practical nurse and registered nurse. Studies show 4.1. hours of direct patient care is needed per day per
Hospice providers nationally are under attack for allegedly using unscrupulous business methods. A New Jersey company pressured nursing home staff to refer ineligible patients to hospice care. They were told to exaggerate their conditions to defraud the government, a federal whistleblower lawsuit alleges. Sherri McDermott was a nurse who worked for hospice company Life Source Services for
Major study links nursing home staff vaccinations to lower resident deaths. University of Chicago researchers calculated the data. The evidence proves that a 10-point vaccination increase would have prevented: 102.9 cases per 1,000 residents; 15.6 deaths per 1,000 residents; and 21,000 staff infections nationwide. JAMA Network Open published the landmark study. The first-of-its kind national
A $105 million civil whistleblower lawsuit filed alleging CARES Act fraud. The 2020 program was meant to assist small businesses and was funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. The lawsuit shows the need for oversight on how nursing home operators spent COVID relief funds. The taxpayer money was
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