Webinar: Dementia Care in the Community
Presenters: LTCCC’s Richard Mollot (Executive Director), Hayley Cronquist (Associate Director), Rachel Farber (Policy Fellow) PowerPoint Slides (PDF) Dementia Care in the Community Toolkit
Senior Care Policy Brief: Follow the Money
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June 16, 2025.
NEWSFLASH
LTCCC Alert: New Resources to Improve Dementia Care for People Living at Home and Assisted Living GalleryLTCCC Alert: New Resources to Improve Dementia Care for People Living at Home and Assisted Living
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LTCCC Alert: New Resources to Improve Dementia Care for People Living at Home and Assisted Living
June 16, 2025 – Today LTCCC is releasing its new Dementia Care in the Community Toolkit, a free online resource developed to support high-quality, person-centered dementia care for individuals living at home or in assisted living.
A growing number of people living with dementia receive care outside of nursing homes, yet there are no federal […]
Dementia Care Card: Home Safety Tips
This card is also available for downloading and printing on an 8.5 x 11 size paper.
Fact Sheet: Informed Consent to Dementia Care & Services
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LTCCC Alert: Latest Nursing Home Staffing Data Indicate Average Facility Operating Over 40% Short of Expected Registered Nurse Staffing (Q4 2024) GalleryLTCCC Alert: Latest Nursing Home Staffing Data Indicate Average Facility Operating Over 40% Short of Expected Registered Nurse Staffing (Q4 2024)
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LTCCC Alert: Latest Nursing Home Staffing Data Indicate Average Facility Operating Over 40% Short of Expected Registered Nurse Staffing (Q4 2024)
The following is an alert for LTCCC’s Q4 2024 staffing report. Download national, state, community, and facility-level data at NursingHome411.org and explore our interactive staffing map.
June 4, 2025 – Today LTCCC is releasing its latest quarterly report on the staffing levels for every U.S. nursing home (in compliance with federal reporting […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: 90% Miss the Mark
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May 30, 2025.
NEWSFLASH
- A recent investigation by The Guardian has […]
Webinar: The Historic Impact of COVID-19 on Nursing Homes and the Failed Response
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Presenter: Kenneth Levine PowerPoint Slides (PDF)
Senior Care Policy Brief: Dining on Dimes
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May 15, 2025.
NEWSFLASH
- A new report from the U.S. Government […]
LTCCC Alert: Nine in 10 Nursing Homes Fall Short of Expected Staffing, New Federal Data Show (Q3 2024) GalleryLTCCC Alert: Nine in 10 Nursing Homes Fall Short of Expected Staffing, New Federal Data Show (Q3 2024)
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LTCCC Alert: Nine in 10 Nursing Homes Fall Short of Expected Staffing, New Federal Data Show (Q3 2024)
The following is an alert for LTCCC’s Q3 2024 staffing report. Download national, state, community, and facility-level data at NursingHome411.org and explore our interactive staffing map.
May 2, 2025 – New federal data reveal that the overwhelming majority of U.S. nursing homes are operating with insufficient staffing to meet the basic needs […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: Lawsuit Claims Years of Oversight Failures in Maryland
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April 30, 2025.
NEWSFLASH
Webinar: Privacy Violations & Abuse: The Hidden Dangers of Social Media in Nursing Homes
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Presenter: Eilon Caspi, Gerontologist and Dementia Behavior Specialist PowerPoint Slides (PDF)
Senior Care Policy Brief: Another Setback for Nursing Home Residents
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April 15, 2025.
NEWSFLASH
May 2025 Webinar: The Historic Impact of COVID-19 on Nursing Homes and the Failed Response
Topic: The Historic Impact of COVID-19 on Nursing Homes and the Failed Response
Date/Time: May 20, 2025 at 1pm ET
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Senior Care Policy Brief: MedPAC’s 2025 Medicare Payment Recommendations
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March 31, 2025.
This issue of the Policy Brief focuses on the Medicare Payment […]
LTCCC’s Statement for Hearing on Ensuring Access to Quality Post-Acute Care
Millions of Americans rely on post-acute care following hospitalization, receiving services from nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, long-term care hospitals, home health providers, and hospices. The U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee recently held a hearing to assess Medicare beneficiaries’ access to these essential services and the financial stability of providers. LTCCC submitted the below […]
Webinar: A Conversation with Nursing Home Residents
Presenters: Sam Brooks (National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care), Maurice Miller, Cindy Napolitan, and Ray DiFrancesco
Senior Care Policy Brief: Lasting Impacts of COVID-19 on Nursing Homes
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March 17, 2025.
NEWFLASH
- A new study published in JAMDA found […]
April 2025 Webinar: The Hidden Dangers of Social Media in Nursing Homes
Topic: Privacy Violations & Abuse: The Hidden Dangers of Social Media in Nursing Homes
Date/Time: April 22, 2025 at 1pm ET
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Investor Optimism Soars While Care Standards Lag
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February 28, 2025.
NEWFLASH
- A new report from JLL’s Seniors Housing and […]
March Webinar: A Conversation With Nursing Home Residents
Date: March 18, 2025 at 1pm ET
Topic: A Conversation With Nursing Home Residents
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Webinar: 2025 Nursing Home Update
Presenters: Robert McLaughlin (Healthcare Data Analyst) & Richard Mollot (LTCCC Executive Director)
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Justice Department Targets Health Care Fraud
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February 14, 2025.
NEWSFLASH
- The Justice Department announced that […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: State Actions to Address Nursing Home Fraud & Abuse
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January 31, 2025.
Editor’s Note: Due to a production delay, there was no January 15 issue of the SCPB. […]
Webinar: Weeding Out Medicaid Fraud: Lessons from NJ’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman & State Comptroller’s Collaboration
Presenters: Kevin D. Walsh (Acting NJ State Comptroller), Josh Lichtblau (Director, NJ Medicaid Fraud Division), Laurie Facciarossa-Brewer (NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman)
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February Webinar: 2025 Nursing Home Update
Date: February 18, 2025 at 1pm ET
Topic: 2025 Nursing Home Update
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Federal Audit Finds Some Nursing Homes Non-Compliant
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January 2, 2025.
LTC BY THE NUMBERS
Despite longstanding industry claims that nursing […]
Webinar: Overbilling and Killing? An Examination of the Skilled Nursing Industry
Presenters: John M. Griffin (University of Texas at Austin – Department of Finance) and Alex Priest (University of Rochester – Simon Business School)
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Social Media Abuse
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December 16, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- Centers Health Care has agreed to a $45 million […]
Weeding Out Medicaid Fraud: Lessons from NJ’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman & State Comptroller’s Collaboration
Date: January 21, 2025 at 1pm ET
Topic: Weeding Out Medicaid Fraud: Lessons from NJ’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman & State Comptroller’s Collaboration
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Manipulating the Reimbursement System
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December 4, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- A new report by Hindenburg Research, “PACS Group: How […]
Special Alert on Staffing Levels in New York Nursing Homes: Insights from Q2 2024 Data
Download Q2 2024 staffing data at NursingHome411 and check out our interactive staffing map.
November 26, 2024 – Federal law mandates that all nursing homes provide sufficient staff to meet the care and quality of life needs of their residents every day. However, new data show that hundreds of thousands of residents live […]
LTCCC Alert: As Americans Gather for Thanksgiving, New Federal Data Show Many Nursing Home Residents Endure Understaffed Facilities (Q2 2024) GalleryLTCCC Alert: As Americans Gather for Thanksgiving, New Federal Data Show Many Nursing Home Residents Endure Understaffed Facilities (Q2 2024)
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LTCCC Alert: As Americans Gather for Thanksgiving, New Federal Data Show Many Nursing Home Residents Endure Understaffed Facilities (Q2 2024)
The following is an alert for the Q2 2024 staffing report. Download data at NursingHome411 and check out our interactive staffing map.
November 21, 2024 – Federal law mandates that all nursing homes provide sufficient staff to meet the care and quality of life needs of their residents every day. However, new data […]
Webinar: Transforming Nursing Home Advocacy: Lessons from New Jersey’s Resident-Centered Approach
Presenters: Elizabeth Speidel (Director of Community Engagement) and NJ Nursing Home Residents Glenn Osborne, Ray DiFrancesco, Gail Smith, and Martha Robinson
VIDEO: In Their Own Words: People Living in Nursing Homes
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December 2024 Webinar: Overbilling and Killing?
Date: December 17, 2024 at 1pm ET
Topic: Overbilling and Killing? An Examination of the Skilled Nursing Industry
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Undervalued and Underpaid
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November 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- USA Today Network New York reported that a total of […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: Overbilling and Killing?
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October 31, 2024.
Overbilling and Killing? An Examination of the Skilled Nursing Industry […]
Webinar: PEDAL: A Grass Roots Solution to Improving Long-Term Care
Presenters: Laura Mosqueda, MD (Keck School of Medicine of USC) and Rachel Tate (WISE & Healthy Aging) Powerpoint slides (PDF)
Senior Care Policy Brief: Resident Fees Go Up While Staffing Costs Go Down GallerySenior Care Policy Brief: Resident Fees Go Up While Staffing Costs Go Down
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Resident Fees Go Up While Staffing Costs Go Down
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October 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- Twenty state attorneys general, led by Iowa’s Brenna Bird, […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: Residents Suffer, Investors Profit
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September 30, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, Bernie Sanders, and Representative Jan […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: Nursing Home Lawsuits: Putting Profits Over Resident Safety & Dignity
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September 17, 2024.
Putting Profits Over Resident Safety and Dignity
The Brief recently highlighted the […]
Webinar: Nursing Home Staffing From A to Z
Presenter: Richard Mollot, LTCCC Executive Director Powerpoint slides (PDF) Staffing Data
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Profit or Peril?
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September 4, 2024.
PROFIT OR PERIL? THE NURSING HOME INDUSTRY’S MIXED MESSAGES
- While many […]
LTCCC Alert: New Study Reveals Alarming Gaps in Medical Director Presence in U.S. Nursing Homes
September 3, 2024 – A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals critical findings about the presence and role of medical directors in U.S. nursing homes. The study, “Medical Director Presence and Time in U.S. Nursing Homes, 2017–2023,” was conducted by researchers from the Long Term Care Community Coalition […]
LTCCC Alert: New Multilingual Family Council Resources Available at NursingHome411
When families and friends of nursing home residents join together, they can be a powerful force for improving care and ensuring dignity.
Today, LTCCC is releasing family council resources in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Korean, and Simplified Chinese to better serve diverse communities.
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Family councils play a crucial role in ensuring quality care […]
LTCCC Alert: Latest Nursing Home Staffing Info Now Available at NursingHome411.org (Q1 2024) GalleryLTCCC Alert: Latest Nursing Home Staffing Info Now Available at NursingHome411.org (Q1 2024)
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LTCCC Alert: Latest Nursing Home Staffing Info Now Available at NursingHome411.org (Q1 2024)
The following is an alert for the Q1 2024 staffing report. Download data at NursingHome411 and check out our interactive staffing map.
August 26, 2024 – Today, LTCCC is posting its latest report on staffing levels in U.S. nursing homes. LTCCC’s report is based on CMS’s Q1 2024 payroll-based journal data on nurse […]
LTCCC Alert: Supporting Your Constituents During a Nursing Home Stay
August 23, 2024 – To support legislators and elected officials in their efforts to better assist their constituents during nursing home stays, LTCCC is releasing a new guide, Supporting Your Constituents During a Nursing Home Stay: A Guide for Legislators and Elected Officials. This comprehensive guide aims to equip officials with essential knowledge and resources […]
Webinar: How Existing Legal Authorities Can Help Fix America’s Nursing Home Crisis
Presenter: Nina Kohn, David M. Levy Professor of Law at Syracuse University College of Law Using What We Have: How Existing Legal Authorities Can Help Fix America’s Nursing Home Crisis
Webinar: Nursing Home Staffing From A to Z
Topic: Nursing Home Staffing From A to Z
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Senior Care Policy Briefing: Razor-Thin Margins or Record Quarters?
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August 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Grand Health Care Settles $21M Fraud Allegations
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July 31, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- A new analysis by the University of Pennsylvania shows […]
Webinar: What’s Wrong with Long-Term Care Facilities? And What Can You and I (and Residents) Do About It?
Presenter: Eric Carlson, Justice in Aging’s Director of Long-Term Services and Supports Advocacy PowerPoint Slides (PDF) 25 Common Nursing Home Problems—& How to Resolve Them
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Big Chain, Big Profits
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July 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- An operator of several unlicensed assisted living homes in Texas, […]
Webinar: How Existing Legal Authorities Can Help Fix America’s Nursing Home Crisis
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 1pm (ET)
Topic: How Existing Legal Authorities Can Help Fix America’s Nursing Home Crisis
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Senior Care Policy Briefing: False Claims and Kickbacks
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June 28, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- A state Supreme Court judge recently upheld New York’s […]
LTCCC Family Council Empowerment Program: Retaliation and How to Address It
Register for the next Family Empowerment program (Thursday, July 18 at 12pm ET) at https://bit.ly/july-empower.
PS. Check out our family council resource page (nursinghome411.org/families) for tips on building family councils and for free resources to empower your resident-centered advocacy.
LTCCC Alert: Non-Nursing Staff Crucial for Quality Care in Nursing Homes
June 26, 2024 – The public’s attention to nursing home staffing generally focuses on nurse staff, which makes sense because those are the individuals who are providing direct care to residents. However, non-care staff play an essential role in the quality and safety of a nursing home and the services provided to residents. LTCCC […]
Webinar: Impacting Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Elders: The Long-Term Care Equality Index
Presenter: Dan Stewart, Deputy Director of the Aging Equality Project for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation PowerPoint Slides (PDF) The Long-Term Care Equality Index The LEI Consumer Guide (English & Spanish) The LEI 2023 Report The LEI 2025 Survey Criteria (open July […]
Webinar: What’s Wrong with Long-Term Care Facilities? And What Can You and I (and Residents) Do About It?
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 1pm (ET)
Topic: What’s Wrong with Long-Term Care Facilities? And What Can You and I (and Residents) Do About It?
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Senior Care Policy Briefing: Special Issue: A Case Study on Nursing Home Promises vs. Reality
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June 17, 2024.
A CASE STUDY ON NURSING HOME PROMISES VS. REALITY
Many nursing homes […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Lawsuit Against Staffing Mandate Could Perpetuate Chronic Understaffing in Nursing Homes
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May 31, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- A federal lawsuit filed by the American Health Care […]
Webinar: The Measure of Our Age: A Conversation With the Author
Presenter: MT Connolly, leading national expert on elder justice and author of The Measure of Our Age The Measure of Our Age
Webinar: Impacting Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Elders: The Long-Term Care Equality Index
Date: Tuesday, June 18, 1pm (ET)
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Senior Care Policy Briefing: Industry Profits & Payouts Belie Claims of Low Margins
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May 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH: INDUSTRY PROFITS & PAYOUTS BELIE CLAIMS OF LOW MARGINS, INABILITY TO […]
Fact Sheet: Tips For Providing Input on Your Nursing Home’s Staffing Assessment
To help address persistent and widespread nursing home problems, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule on April 22, 2024, requiring, for the first time, that nursing homes provide minimum numbers of nursing staff time per resident. In addition, the rule requires that facilities implement an “efficient process for consistently […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: CMS Finalizes Nursing Home Staffing Rule
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April 30, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
The Federal Nursing Home Staffing Standard
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On April 22, 2024, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final rule mandating minimum nurse staffing in every nursing home that accepts Medicaid and/or Medicare funds. This includes virtually all U.S. nursing homes.
This page provides information and resources for the […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Nationally High Death Rates
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April 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- Brookdale Senior Living, the country’s largest senior living company, […]
Inappropriate Transfer or Discharge of Nursing Home Residents
The inappropriate transfer or discharge of nursing home residents has been a longstanding concern for residents, their families, and policymakers. Far too often, residents are pushed out of their nursing home – which is their home – for inappropriate and illegal reasons. This can have a devastating impact on the resident and their family.
To address […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Diverting Public Funds for Personal Profit
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March 29, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- An investigation of newly released government data reveals serious issues […]
LTCCC Family Council Empowerment: April 25, 2024
Register for the next Family Empowerment program (Thursday, April 25 at 12pm ET) at https://bit.ly/apr-empower.
PS. Check out our family council resource page (nursinghome411.org/families) for tips on building family councils and for free resources to empower your resident-centered advocacy.
Webinar: The Measure of Our Age: A Conversation With the Author
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 1pm (ET)
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Webinar: Shedding Light on Nursing Home Industry Spending and Profits
Presenter: Robert Tyler Braun, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College PowerPoint Slides (PDF) United States’ Nursing Home Finances Study
Senior Care Policy Briefing: The Importance of Consistent Staffing
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March 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- The US House Ways and Means Committee passed legislation […]
LTCCC Family Empowerment: March 26, 2024
Register for the next Family Empowerment program (Tuesday, March 26 at 12pm ET) at https://bit.ly/mar-empower.
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