Nursing home staffing requirements have long been a focus of policymakers. In 1972, Congress designated two staffing requirements for nursing homes participating in Medicare or Medicaid (more than 97 ...

Canva image The Biden administration finalized a rule Monday to create a federal minimum staffing level for nursing homes, the biggest change to nursing home regulations since they were first ...

Sergio Esteves, right, licensed practical nurse, sits in an office at Jewish Senior Services. The nursing home follows a household model, where each resident has their own room and bathroom and shares ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - President Joe Biden promised Americans safer nursing homes in his 2022 State of the Union address. On Sept. 1, the Biden Administration proposed a new rule requiring each nursing ...

A pair of US senators is pressing CMS to clarify which parts of the federal staffing mandate it intends to preserve.

The Biden administration has proposed new staffing standards to improve care for the 1.3 million Americans living in nursing homes. And while it's the biggest change to regulations in three decades, ...

After issuing a record number of nursing home administrator licenses in early 2023, one state is adding even more flexibility to help operators hire and retain leaders. These measures are aimed at ...

While assisted living facilities can help family members maintain a certain level of independence, it sometimes may not be enough support. Declining health or a major crisis, like a debilitating ...

Very few nursing homes across the country meet staffing requirements proposed by the Biden administration, an analysis found. The KFF study released Monday found that fewer than 1 in 5 nursing homes ...

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing oversees nursing homes in the state of Iowa. (Photo via Getty Images; logo courtesy of the State of Iowa) The state agency that regulates ...