LTCCC Alert: New Nursing Home Data Reveal Staffing Shortfalls and Persistent Quality Concerns
October 7, 2026 – The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) has released its latest national nursing home provider data report, offering searchable, facility-level information for 14,690 federally certified nursing homes. The reports organize [...]
LTCCC Alert: New National Study Finds a Persistent “Accountability Gap” in Nursing Home Oversight
LTCCC analysis finds steep decline in fines and widespread classification of violations as “no harm” in years following the COVID-19 Pandemic. September 15, 2026 – The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) has [...]
LTCCC Alert: New Guide Helps Ombudsmen Respond to CMS’s Risk-Based Surveys
Download the Guide. September 8, 2026 – As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) begins nationwide implementation of its new Risk-Based Survey (RBS) process today, LTCCC is releasing a new guide [...]
LTCCC Alert: New Guide on Protecting Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote
Download the Guide. September 4, 2026 – Living in a nursing home does not take away a person’s right to vote. Yet residents may face practical barriers – such a registration deadlines, difficulty [...]
LTCCC Alert: New Resource Guide on Community Living, Disability Integration, and 2026 DOJ Policy Changes
Download the Guide. September 2, 2026 – The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) has released a new resource guide: Community Living & Disability Integration: What DOJ’s 2026 Policy Change Means for People [...]
LTCCC Alert: Nearly 9 in 10 U.S. Nursing Homes Understaffed (Q1 2026)
The following is an alert for LTCCC’s Q1 2026 staffing report. Download national, state, community, and facility-level data at NursingHome411.org. August 31, 2026 – New federal data show that chronic understaffing continues to [...]
LTCCC Alert: CMS Rescinds Important Guidance Supporting Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote
Download a PDF of LTCCC's Alert. July 27, 2026 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a memorandum rescinding its guidance on nursing home residents' voting rights. While the [...]
LTCCC Alert: CMS’s New Risk-Based Survey Policy for Nursing Homes Puts Vulnerable Residents at Risk
Download a PDF of LTCCC's Alert. July 23, 2026 – On July 16, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will implement a new "risk-based” survey approach for [...]
Alert: LTCCC Urges New York to Withdraw Proposal to Lower Nursing Home Standards
Five Years After COVID Pandemic Ravages Nursing Homes, State Issues Plan to Reduce Nurse Aide Training by 25% Contact: Richard Mollot, richard@ltccc.org or 212-385-0356 NEW YORK, NY, July 14, 2026 — [...]
New LTCCC Resource: Unsafe Nursing Home Discharge Complaint Form
Inappropriate nursing home resident discharges have been a major problem for years. Too many nursing homes maximize profits by inappropriately discharging residents when they become less profitable or are “difficult.” In addition to severe [...]