According to President Biden's recently published column, the Administration's proposed rule, published on September 6, 2023, mandating that nursing homes begin to staff facilities so that registered nurses (RNs) and nurse...more
F689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices - The Requirements of Participation governing F689 mandate that the facility remove items and resolve situations over which the facility has control to protect residents from...more
On August 18, 2021, President Biden announced that he would use the regulatory authority of the Executive Branch to increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate among nursing home workers. President Biden directed the Department of...more
On June 1, 2020, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued both a a press release detailing its expansion of enforcement actions against skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (LTC...more