October 23, 2026 – The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) has published a new resource identifying nursing homes eligible for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new Risk-Based Survey (RBS) process, which reduces the scope and duration of inspections for facilities CMS considers to be “higher performing.”
Under the policy, which took […]
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Presenter: Alissa Halperin, founder and principal of Halperin Health Policy Solutions Powerpoint Slides (PDF) Substack: Alissa Halperin
Inappropriate nursing home resident discharges have been a major problem for years. Too many nursing homes maximize profits by inappropriately discharging residents when they become less profitable or are “difficult.” In addition to severe emotional trauma, an inappropriate transfer could put a resident’s well-being and life at risk, especially when they are sent to a […]
Download a PDF of the policy brief.
A recent McKnight’s Long-Term Care News article highlighted a Pennsylvania nursing home reportedly performing its first onsite bronchoscopy — a procedure typically associated with hospitals and specialty medical centers. The article presented the procedure as part of an emerging […]
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, […]
August 27, 2025 – On August 25, NY Attorney General James announced a significant settlement against a major New York nursing home chain, the Upstate Services Group, which operates 17 nursing homes across the state. The facility at the focus of this action, the Van Duyn nursing home in […]
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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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 […]
What is a Double G Citation? This refers to a CMS policy intended to identify and address facilities with a pattern of high-level noncompliance. Double G citations occur when a facility with a previous citation at a G level or higher is cited again at a G level or higher. It is an important […]
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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Date: March 18, 2025 at 1pm ET
Topic: A Conversation With Nursing Home Residents
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Date: February 18, 2025 at 1pm ET
Topic: 2025 Nursing Home Update
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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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Date: December 17, 2024 at 1pm ET
Topic: Overbilling and Killing? An Examination of the Skilled Nursing Industry
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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 […]
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.
About the Resources
Family councils play a crucial role in ensuring quality care […]
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 […]
Topic: Nursing Home Staffing From A to Z
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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 […]
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?
Register: https://bit.ly/july-2024-webinar
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 […]
Download a PDF of LTCCC’s brief.
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 […]
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 […]
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 1pm (ET)
Register: https://bit.ly/may-2024-webinar
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The Senior Care Policy Briefing covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include:
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The Senior Care Policy Briefing covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include:
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The Senior Care Policy Briefing covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include:
In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on the issue of so-called “no harm” deficiencies, which typically result in no fine […]
Presenter: Richard Mollot, LTCCC
PowerPoint Slides (PDF) NursingHome411 Fact Sheets
The LTC Journal covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include:
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:
In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on the issue of so-called “no harm” deficiencies, which typically result in no fine or penalty to the […]
The Winter 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:
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Presenter: Dr. Shekinah Fashaw-Walters, health equity and aging tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Policy & Management at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health. Dr. Fashaw-Walters’ program of research focuses on understanding the inequities in aging while elucidating and explicitly naming racism as a fundamental determinant of health inequities […]
Dear Governor Hochul:
Welcome to your new office – we are excited to work with your administration to promote the health and well-being of New York seniors, disabled individuals, and families.
We are writing today to urge you to use your new office to act quickly to protect the lives and dignity of residents in nursing homes, […]
LTCCC is providing a user-friendly spreadsheet (updated monthly) tracking COVID-19 vaccinations for residents and staff in New York’s nursing homes (NHs) and assisted living facilities (ALFs). COVID-19 vaccination are self-reported and published by facilities daily via the New York State Department of Health’s (NY DOH) HERDS survey.
Download NY LTC COVID Vaccination Data (12/15/21)
Note: […]
June 7, 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic exposed longstanding problems in nursing homes that have remained unaddressed, even as cases dwindle. Across the United States, nursing homes continue to be understaffed, underenforced, and unaccountable for so much of the harm […]
Download LTCCC’s recommendations for improving nursing home safety, dignity, and financial integrity or read the pdf below.
The following is LTCCC’s alert about the new federal guidelines on nursing home visitation. Download the alert or read below. CMS Visitation Guidelines (April 2021) CDC Visitation Recommendations
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Feature speaker: Cathy Unsino, LCSW.
Residents thrive when helped to achieve their highest practicable level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. When the requirements of the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 are realized, the colonial, custodial injustice of long-term care will finally end. In this […]
The following is an alert for LTCCC’s new nursing home data reports for 2021: Nursing Home Ratings & Info, and Problem Facilities. To access the report, click here.
Download LTCCC’s new policy brief, “LTC Medicaid Funding: Separating Fact from Fiction” or read directly from the document below.
*Document updated September 2023
On November 14, 2019, The U.S. House Ways & Means Committee held a hearing, Caring for Aging Americans. LTCCC’s executive director, Richard Mollot, testified at the hearing on the serious challenges facing individuals and families who turn to nursing homes and assisted living for residential care. On the right is Richard’s opening statement to the […]
The following alert provides information on the most poorly performing nursing homes in Pennsylvania, as determined by their status as a Special Focus Facility, Special Focus Facility Candidate, or One-Star Facility. The alert includes information on what these statuses indicate in respect to quality and safety for residents.
The following alert provides information on the most poorly performing nursing homes in Oregon, as determined by their status as a Special Focus Facility, Special Focus Facility Candidate, or One-Star Facility. The alert includes information on what these statuses indicate in respect to quality and safety for residents.
The following alert provides information on the most poorly performing nursing homes in Ohio, as determined by their status as a Special Focus Facility, Special Focus Facility Candidate, or One-Star Facility. The alert includes information on what these statuses indicate in respect to quality and safety for residents.
The following alert provides information on the most poorly performing nursing homes in New Jersey, as determined by their status as a Special Focus Facility, Special Focus Facility Candidate, or One-Star Facility. The alert includes information on what these statuses indicate in respect to quality and safety for residents.
The following alert provides information on the most poorly performing nursing homes in Massachusetts, as determined by their status as a Special Focus Facility, Special Focus Facility Candidate, or One-Star Facility. The alert includes information on what these statuses indicate in respect to quality and safety for residents.
The following alert provides information on the most poorly performing nursing homes in Indiana, as determined by their status as a Special Focus Facility, Special Focus Facility Candidate, or One-Star Facility. The alert includes information on what these statuses indicate in respect to quality and safety for residents.
The following alert provides information on the most poorly performing nursing homes in Iowa, as determined by their status as a Special Focus Facility, Special Focus Facility Candidate, or One-Star Facility. The alert includes information on what these statuses indicate in respect to quality and safety for residents.
Nursing home staffing, quality, and safety continue to be serious concerns for seniors and their families across New York. To help address these issues, LTCCC, with funding from the New York Community Trust, conducted two assessments:
Watch the Program on LTCCC’s YouTube Channel Download PowerPoint Presentation Search for the Latest Data on Pressure Ulcers and Infection Control Deficiencies Fact Sheet on Pressure Ulcers Issue Alert: Infection Control & Prevention
Pressure ulcers are serious medical conditions and one of the important measures of the quality of clinical care in nursing homes. — U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).
Click on the following links to download the four quarter average pressure ulcer rates posted on Nursing […]
