LTCCC Alert: Nursing Home Staff Turnover Above 50%
The following is an alert for the Q1 2022 staffing report. To access the report, click here. August 24, 2022 – Staff retention is essential for nursing homes to provide quality care for their [...]
LTCCC Alert: New Federal Guidance to Strengthen Nursing Home Safety, Quality, and Accountability
June 30, 2022 – Surveys (inspections) are the principal mechanism by which the government assesses nursing home quality and determines compliance with standards of care. Unfortunately, as previous LTCCC studies have shown, State Survey [...]
LTCCC Alert: RN Staffing Levels Drop 12% in 2021
The following is an alert for the Q4 2021 staffing report. To access the report, click here. June 9, 2022 – Registered nurses (RNs) serve a critical role in every nursing home staff. [...]
LTCCC Applauds Governor Hochul’s Decision to Implement Vital Nursing Home Resident Protections
The safety and dignity of vulnerable residents and care staff will greatly improve when nursing homes comply with New York’s long anticipated reforms. April 1, 2022 – For decades, both federal and state minimum [...]
Staffing Levels Fall 8% in Six Months
The following is an alert for the Q3 2021 staffing report. To access the report, click here. March 3, 2022 – Federal requirements mandate that nursing homes have sufficient staff, with the appropriate [...]
LTCCC Applauds White House’s Proposed Nursing Home Reforms
Download PDF of this alert. February 28, 2022 – The COVID-19 pandemic exposed longstanding problems in nursing homes that can only be addressed through systemic reform at the federal level. Today, the White House [...]
LTCCC Alert: NY Nursing Homes Admit Excess Profits
Industry Lawsuit Details Over $500 Million Per Year Diverted from Resident Care January 21, 2022 – At the end of December, more than 200 nursing homes filed a federal lawsuit against New York [...]
LTCCC Alert: An Oral History of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
December 15, 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has been a devastating time for nursing home residents and their loved ones. To better understand their experiences, the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) produced an [...]
LTCCC Alert: 24-Hour Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes: Essential & Affordable
We cannot allow the safety of vulnerable residents to be hijacked by cynical soundbites from powerful & wealthy industry lobbyists. By definition, every licensed U.S. nursing home is required to provide [...]
LTCCC Alert: Nursing Home Staffing Levels Drop in Q2 2021
The following is an alert for the Q2 2021 staffing report. To access the report, click here. November 16, 2021 – Nursing homes with higher staffing levels are better equipped to meet their residents’ [...]