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CMS finalizes minimum staffing standards for nursing homes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 22 finalized minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid.

House committee advances bill to repeal nursing home staffing ratios

The House Ways and Means Committee March 6 voted 26-17 to advance as amended to the full House the Protecting America’s Seniors’ Access to Care (H.R. 7513), AHA-supported legislation that would prohibit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from finalizing a proposed rule on minimum staffing for long-term care facilities.

Administration to establish minimum staffing ratio for nursing homes

In tonight’s State of the Union address, President Biden is expected to announce plans to establish new minimum staffing ratios for nursing homes.

Blog: Nurses, not legislators, should decide appropriate nurse staffing

Patient-to-nurse staffing ratios are a static and ineffective tool that cannot guarantee a safe heath care environment, writes Mary Ann Fuchs, president of AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership affiliate, responding to a recent op-ed in the New York Times.

AONL to NYT Op-Ed: Nurses, Not Legislators, Should Decide Appropriate Nurse Staffing

The essay Nurses Deserve Better. So Do Their Patients is right to note the “awesome” impact that nurses have within our health care system and in the battle against Covid-19.

Staffing Levels - Getting It Right for Patients and Staff

[WEBINAR] Evaluating and meeting our staffing needs is one of the most important and complex challenges facing hospitals, long term care facilities and other health care settings today. Providing appropriate staffing levels requires both a rigorous patient volume and acuity measurement system and a sufficient and flexible staffing plan. This webinar will address both of these critical imperatives. Our patients deserve and our employees demand that we do a better job of getting our staffing levels right.

Advocating for Autonomy Over Nursing Practice

The Organization for Nurse Leader's efforts on Massachusetts Staffing Ratio ballot campaign.

A Predictive Model for Staffing During COVID-19

[WEBINAR] Earl Dalton, Chief Nursing Officer, Health Carousel, will discuss the impact of inadequate nurse staffing in hospital units and offer insights into how flexible staffing can help hospitals maintain optimal patient-nurse ratios. Attendees will learn about:  •    The negative impact of inadequate staffing  •    Understanding true vacancy and operational vacancy •    Benefits of flexible staffing  •    Contract and international nursing  •    Managed Services Programs (MSPs)