December 16, 2025 – CMS has once again delayed implementation of the nursing home ownership disclosure requirements enacted by Congress in Section 6101 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Specifically, it has indefinitely suspended the off-cycle Medicare revalidation process that it established as the primary vehicle for collecting newly required […]
President Biden has promised to reform nursing homes by setting a national minimum staffing standard. Unfortunately, the proposed rule is woefully inadequate to meet residents’ needs. LTCCC submitted the below comments, and although the public comment period concluded, there’s still time to make your voice heard.
Please consider sharing your comments with your Senators and […]
April 14, 2023
Re: CMS-6084-P; Disclosures of Ownership and Additional Disclosable Parties Information for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities
Submitted electronically: www.regulations.gov
Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure:
The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving care, quality of life, and dignity for residents in nursing […]
Why is it so difficult to hold nursing homes accountable for providing the level of care for which they are being paid? How can it be […]
For video and other materials from this program, visit https://nursinghome411.org/webinar-hidden-profits/.
Note: This program was recorded on September 21st , 2021.
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Presenter: Dave Kingsley, PhD
The Long Term Care Community Coalition, along with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Consumer Voice, Justice in Aging, and Michigan Elder Justice Initiative, developed a framework to address longstanding problems in nursing homes. The framework provides recommendations in six critical areas that need reform: (1) staffing and workforce; (2) regulation […]
Register for LTCCC’s September 21st webinar, “Profits and More Profits: Insights into the Hidden Profits Behind Poor Nursing Home Care.”
Presenter: Dave Kingsley.
LTCCC executive director Richard Mollot takes us back to the basics and explains the difference between:
Note: Episode recorded July 2020
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Texas-based attorney Ernie Tosh joins the show to discuss the relationship between nursing home finances, staffing, and resident care. Tosh also shared tips on using public nursing home data and chatted about his career path to becoming a data-driven attorney advocating for nursing home residents.
Note: Interview recorded April 22, 2020.
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