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• CMS Failing To Find Long-term Fixes for Problem Nursing Homes: OIG Report

  November 7, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new OIG report criticizes CMS for failing to follow through with a program designed to fix nursing homes suffering from chronic care problems.

• Government Sepsis Rules Fail To Lower Mortality Rates: Study

  March 10, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study suggests that government-mandated sepsis treatment protocols have failed to reduce hospital sepsis death rates.

• Nursing Home Problems With Staffing Should Influence Federal 5-Star Rating System: Study

  January 23, 2025

  Michael Adams

  New research indicates that nursing home staff instability could potentially move facility ratings up or down by one star, influencing where many families and prospective residents choose to go for care.

• Facilities Accused of Nursing Home Neglect Are Often Overbilling Taxpayers, Study Warns

  October 29, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study suggests that there is a link between nursing homes that overbill Medicare and facilities where residents face an increased risk of nursing home neglect, abuse and reduced care quality.

• Disability Groups Call for Probe Into Nursing Home Neglect in Utah Care Facilities

  July 15, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A recently-filed complaint claims Utah officials have turned a blind eye to instances of nursing home neglect and abuse for more than a decade, putting resident's lives at risk.

• CMS Issues Final Rule Setting New Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Levels

  April 25, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The CMS has published new minimum nursing home staffing requirements for facilities across the U.S.

• New CMS Rule Calls for Nursing Home Ownership Transparency, After Linking Poor Care to Private Ownership

  November 16, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new rule will require more transparency in nursing home ownership, which will have to be provided to the federal government, states and the public.

• White House Plans To Require Mandatory Nursing Home Staffing Levels May Be Derailed by CMS Report

  August 30, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A mistakenly released CMS report contradicts the White House's call for minimum nursing home staffing levels, indicating raising them provided few benefits for high operational cost increases.