May 13, 2026 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1843-P) that would update Medicare payment rates and quality reporting requirements for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) beginning in Fiscal Year 2027. The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) submitted comments urging the agency to strengthen accountability, transparency, […]
January 28, 2026 – CMS is moving to repeal federal minimum staffing standards for nursing homes – an action that would weaken one of the most important resident safety protections in decades. Today, the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) submitted comments strongly opposing this repeal. Our comments explain that chronic understaffing is […]
December 3, 2025 – The Long Term Care Community Coalition is deeply disheartened by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ decision to repeal the federal minimum staffing standards for nursing homes. This action removes a long-overdue national floor for staffing – standards that, while modest, provided a basic safeguard […]
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