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A Closer Look at the Final Nursing Facility Rule and Which Facilities Might Meet New Staffing Requirements

Description
Summarizes new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's (CMS) nurse staffing requirements for nursing facilities outlined in the April 22, 2024, final rule. Analyzes Nursing Home Compare data from April 2024, which reflects nursing home staffing levels from December 2023, to explore the percentage of facilities that meet each of the new nurse staffing requirements. Presents data by nursing ownership status, rural and urban location, special focus facility status, and state.
Author(s)
Priya Chidambaram, Alice Burns, Tricia Neuman, Robin Rudowitz
Date
05/2024
Type
Document
Organization
KFF
Tagged as
Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare facilities · Legislation and regulations · Long-term care · Medicare · Nurses · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · State-by-state

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