CMS State Operations Manual Appendix PP 11-23-17
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the revised State Operations Manual for Long-Term Care Facilities Appendix PP Guidance... Read More
CMS Surveyor Training for Providers – ASPEN & LTCSP
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published new training for providers, “ASPEN and the Long Term Care Survey Process.”... Read More
CMS Surveyor Training for Providers – LTC Regs and Guidance
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Surveyor Training presentation on December 13, 2017. The presentation, “CMS Surveyor Training... Read More
CMS Extends Comment Period for Proposed LTC Regulations
The September 15, 2015 Federal Register will include notification from CMS that the comment period for the major overhaul of the LTC... Read More
Changing LTC Regulations Means New Staffing Requirements
The IMPACT Act of 2014 mandated that nursing homes submit electronically staffing data based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data... Read More
CMS S&C Letter: Reform of Requirements for LTC Facilities
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed sweeping regulations to modernize the long term care industry. We announced... Read More
Proposed LTC Regs: Competency-Based Staffing
One proposed regulation for nursing facilities addresses “sufficient” staffing requirements. In an effort to create an environment where the focus is person-centered... Read More
Proposed LTC Regs: The Facility Assessment
In the newly proposed “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities,” there is one element that so many... Read More
Proposed LTC Regs: The Overview
So far, it’s been pretty quiet in terms of explanations of the newly released CMS document that seeks to modernize long term... Read More