"Safe, high-quality care is essential, but rigid, one-size-fits-all mandates fail patients," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially repealed most of the provisions of the federal nursing home staffing mandate.

HHS repealed the rule on Tuesday, which would have required nursing homes to increase staffing, saying the regulations would ...

The Biden administration’s proposed minimum staffing standard is likely the most important nursing home reform measure in decades. If finalized, the rule would establish detailed federal nursing home ...

Earlier this spring the Biden administration announced a new standard on staffing levels for nursing homes. Employee turnover at nursing homes shot up during the pandemic, when more than 200,000 ...

Under two proposed alternatives to the Five-Star Quality Rating System methodology, only 4% to 5% of nursing homes would earn ...

Only 6% of nursing homes met all of the Biden-mandated standards at the time of the rule’s finalization last year, and the ...

As those staffing shortages course through the entire health care system, they are creating a multi-level domino effect. Here is a simplified version of what is happening: If you go to the local ...

A three-generation, family-run nursing home in Oberlin is now featured in a statewide docuseries that aims to change ...

Care home staff have been praised for going "above and beyond" for residents during their first inspection by the Care ...

Food hygiene practices at a nursing home have been judged inadequate, with out-of-date food found in the fridge and staff ...