Building on President Biden's nursing home reform agenda announced earlier this year, CMS has issued an informational bulletin detailing actions that state Medicaid programs can take to promote better health outcomes for nursing home residents and improve staff pay, training, and retention.

Two opportunities to attend training, on Aug. 24^th and 25^th.

Nursing homes and ACFs must complete survey.

In case you missed it: the SNF PPS rule included a provision allowing certain providers to continue using 2001 mandatory safety values to meet Life Safety Code compliance.

Communities have until Aug. 15, 2022 to preview and request correction if they believe their reports are inaccurate.

Providers that received a non-compliance letter from CMS have until Aug. 11, 2022 to request a reconsideration using the instructions provided in the letter or accessing the appropriate websites for SNFs or Hospices.

CMS has added four new staffing measures to the calculation of the staffing star rating on Care Compare for the July 2022 refresh.

Updated guidance reviewed on July 13^th CMS National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call.