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LTCCC Alert: CMS Rescinds Important Guidance Supporting Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote
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LTCCC Alert: CMS Rescinds Important Guidance Supporting Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote

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LTCCC Alert: CMS Rescinds Important Guidance Supporting Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote

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 new memorandum does not change federal law or residents’ fundamental right to vote, it withdraws important […]

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LTCCC Alert: CMS’s New Risk-Based Survey Policy for Nursing Homes Puts Vulnerable Residents at Risk
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LTCCC Alert: CMS’s New Risk-Based Survey Policy for Nursing Homes Puts Vulnerable Residents at Risk

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LTCCC Alert: CMS’s New Risk-Based Survey Policy for Nursing Homes Puts Vulnerable Residents at Risk

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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 nursing home inspections beginning September 8, 2026. Under the new policy, approximately 12 percent of U.S. […]

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