Nursing Homes

Moratorium on Nursing Home Staffing Standards

Moratorium on Nursing Home Staffing Standards On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law.…

4 weeks ago

Long Term Care Services for Veterans

The Veteran's Administration (the VA) makes long-term care support available for qualifying veterans in several ways. VA Community Living Centers…

7 months ago

Updates to Nursing Home Quality of Care Regulations

From time to time federal regulations covering nursing home quality of care are updated. Thus far, the following updates have…

1 year ago

Federal Nursing Home Quality of Care Regulations

Nursing homes that accept Medicare or Medicaid are required to comply with quality of care regulations. Although we have blogged…

1 year ago

Long-Term Care Partnership Policies

Long-Term Care Partnership Policies One example of good planning is purchasing long-term care insurance. The greatest risk to non-taxable estates…

1 year ago

CMS Announces Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule

[Note: Section 71111 of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act placed a moratorium on enforcement of the nursing home minimum…

1 year ago

Cost of Long-Term Care

For many years, Genworth has produced a Cost of Care Survey tracking the cost of long-term care in America. According…

2 years ago
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Opting Out of Arbitration Agreements

Ideally, health care providers do the right thing. Good Care is provided. There is no negligence. But what if they…

2 years ago

Supreme Court Rules Nursing Home Resident Rights Are Enforceable Under Section 1983

Last year we reported that Talevski v. Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC) was headed to the Supreme…

2 years ago

Updated Fact Sheet on Medicare Nursing Home Benefit

Medicare includes a nursing home benefit of up to 100 days following a qualifying hospital stay. The Medicare rehabilitation benefit…

2 years ago