By completing the brief survey, providers will contribute to the empirical evidence desperately needed to advocate for policies that recognize and address health care staffing shortages in long-term care.

An additional 25 nursing homes, including two non-profit homes, should have received penalty letters on June 30^th related to 2023 and 2024 staffing requirements.

Report allows members to validate their staffing data calculations, as well as estimate penalties.

Redetermination and penalty reduction requests are due by June 2^nd.

Please note that recently updated FAQs provide insight into how DOH evaluates staffing penalty reduction requests.

The association recommended changes in the nursing home staffing penalty framework and pointed out fundamental flaws in the methodology for determining acute labor shortage areas.

Nursing home providers should download their Q1 2024 letters at their earliest convenience.

DOH forecasts that letters indicating compliance or non-compliance with State staffing requirements for Q1 of 2024 will be posted to the HCS soon.