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Policy Snapshot
July 15, 2022
Long-Term Care Facilities: Nursing Home Five Star Rating Changes
With the July 2022 Care Compare refresh, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System to include weekend staffing and staff turnover measures.
Resolutions
G17 - Opioids in Nursing Homes
Policy Snapshot
November 22, 2024
CMS Announces Key Revisions to Nursing Home Surveyor Guidance for 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance for nursing home surveyors that will take effect on February 24, 2025. The updates aim to enhance the quality of care and ensure compliance with evolving standards in long-term care facilities. These revisions, which will be i...
Policy Snapshot
April 14, 2025
Federal Judge Strikes Down CMS Nursing Home Staffing Mandate
A federal judge in Texas has struck down a Biden administration rule that would have imposed a nationwide staffing minimum for nursing homes. The rule, set to begin phasing in by 2026, would have required facilities to have a registered nurse on-site 24/7 and provide at least 33 minutes of RN care per resi...
News Release
April 7, 2022
AMDA Calls on Congress and CMS to Enact Recommendations in the National Academies’ Report on Improving Nursing Home Quality
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine applauds the many recommendations included in yesterday’s National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report, The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality: Honoring Our Commitment to Residents, Families and Staff. ...
Policy Snapshot
June 23, 2025
CMS Updates Nursing Home Care Compare
CMS is implementing several updates to the Nursing Home Care Compare website.
Policy Snapshot
January 12, 2026
CMS Updates Nursing Home Care Compare Following iQIES Transition
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released Quality & Safety Special Alert Memo QSSAM-26-01-NH to explain recent changes to Nursing Home Care Compare related to the transition to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). This modernization effort aims to en...
Practice Resource
February 25, 2026
The Roles & Responsibilities of the Nursing Home Medical Director
This document outlines the key roles, responsibilities and tasks for nursing home medical directors as delineated by CMS and PALTmed.
Resolutions