Summer 2022 LTC Journal
The LTC Journal covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include: Unsafe antipsychotic alternatives on the rise. Louisiana nursing home owner arrested for [...]
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 [...]
Spring 2022 LTC Journal
The Spring LTC Journal is here! The LTC Journal covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include: Important White House nursing home initiatives. [...]
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 Comments to CMS on Minimum Staffing Standard
Concrete, clear, and appropriate minimum staffing standards are needed now to finally realize the promise of the Nursing Home Reform Law in the lives of residents and the vast majority of American families who will [...]
LTCCC Policy Brief: Nursing Home Transparency
Nursing Home Transparency: A Critical Tool to Improve the Quality of Nursing Home Care Why is it so difficult to hold nursing homes accountable for providing the level of care for which they are being [...]