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[Webinar] The Corporate Transparency Act: A Guide for Long Term Care Owners and Operators - August 29th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am CT

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In 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became effective, requiring more than 30 million businesses to either file a beneficial ownership report with the U.S. Department of Treasury or claim an exemption. January 1,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FY 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS)...

On August 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates for certain acute care hospitals by a net 2.9% in fiscal year 2025, compared...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

The (Potential) Bright Side of Loper Bright for the Long-Term Care Industry

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court made a sharp about-face from a doctrine that has governed administrative law for decades, overruling the “Chevron deference” doctrine with its decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v....more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

The Costs of the Rising Cost of Long-Term Care

Do you have a family member who is receiving some form of long-term care? If you don’t, the chances are good that someday you will – and that day may not be too far away. As the U.S. population ages and life expectancies...more

Stark & Stark

Alarming Cases of Elder Abuse in NJ Long-Term Care Facilities

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Three employees of two separate New Jersey long-term care facilities were indicted this past month, highlighting grave concerns over resident safety and care standards in such facilities throughout the state....more

Maynard Nexsen

Federal Long Term Care Staffing Mandates:  Impacts on Facilities Across the Country and in Alabama

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On May 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its controversial final rule imposing minimum staffing requirements for long term care facilities (the “Final Rule”). When it takes effect on June...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Understanding Medicare Coverage for Nursing Home Care: Confusion Can Be Costly

As a lawyer, I have exclusively represented long-term care healthcare providers for over ten years.  I have gained useful insight into how people plan—or, in many cases, fail to plan—for the possibility that they may need...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CMS Publishes Final Rule for Minimum Staffing Standards in Skilled Nursing Facilities

As part of the Biden administration’s initiative to ensure safe and quality care in long-term care facilities, on May 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a final rule implementing minimum...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

States With the Highest and Lowest Assisted Living Costs

Today, 58 million adults in the United States are 65 and older. Seniors make up more than 17 percent of the American population. The U.S. Census Bureau expects this number to reach 83.7 million by 2050....more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

CMS Publishes Final Rule for Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its Final Rule today to implement a minimum staffing “floor” for nursing homes in the United States, as first announced on April 22. The Final Rule, which as...more

Maynard Nexsen

Federal Long Term Care Staffing Mandates:  Key Requirements, Compliance Dates, Hardship Exceptions, and Ongoing Controversy

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On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its controversial final rule related to the first federally imposed minimum staffing requirements for long term care facilities (“Final Rule”).[i] ...more

Troutman Pepper

New Staffing Mandates for Long-Term Care Facilities

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Last month, on April 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities final rule, which will apply to any long-term care (LTC) facilities that receive...more

Epstein Becker & Green

CMS Finalizes Rule Establishing Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities

On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CMS Final Rule Cranks Up Staffing Requirements at Long-Term Care Facilities

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A final federal rule raising minimum staffing requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding becomes effective June 21, starting a staggered timeline for LTCs to create and...more

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Finalized Nursing Staff Standards Will Impact Most Long-Term Care Facilities

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On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that will require long-term care facilities (LTCFs) to satisfy minimum nurse staffing standards with the goal of addressing patient...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Senior Living Alert – In the Thick of It: With Battles Raging in Statehouses, Where Do Senior Living Facilities Sit?

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State legislatures nationwide are engaged in a flurry of activity as lawmakers, journalists, interest groups and citizens converge to address diverse policy issues. Debates and advocacy campaigns on topics such as social...more

DRI

[Event] Senior Living and Long-Term Care Litigation Seminar - September 18th - 20th, Chicago, IL

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The premier senior living and long-term care litigation seminar returns to Chicago on September 18-20! Join us at the Hyatt Regency, just steps from the Chicago River Walk, for an event tailored specifically for defense...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

North Carolina Proposes Major Reform to the CCRC Act

As the North Carolina General Assembly prepares for its short session beginning April 24, 2024, one of the focal points will be Senate Bill 145 (House Bill 170), the Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act (the “Act”),...more

Woodruff Sawyer

An Employer’s Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance

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Research shows that 70% of Americans may need long-term care at some point in their lives. Although that need is greatest for older adults, anyone at any age may suffer an accident or illness that results in the need for...more

BCLP

New Final Rule Requires U.S. Nursing Homes Disclose Ownership Structure

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On November 17, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) published a final rule implementing additional disclosure requirements for U.S.-located, Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The PACE Solution to Increasing Demands for Long-Term Services and Supports in the U.S.

As individuals continue to live longer beyond retirement and the U.S. population size of those 65 years and older continues to increase, the demand for long-term services and supports (“LTSS”) is also expected to increase....more

Williams Mullen

Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: The Upside of Compliance Plans for Senior Care Facilities

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Williams Mullen’s Strategies for Senior Care video series explores how owners, administrators, and directors of assisted living facilities (ALFs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and continuing care retirement communities...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CMS Proposes Minimum Staffing Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities

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Summary - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a proposed rule that, if finalized, will provide new minimum staffing level requirements for all long-term care facilities reimbursed by...more

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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Involuntary Nursing Home Discharges/Transfers in Missouri

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Many long-term care residents live in Missouri nursing homes for years. But occasionally circumstances may change such that it is no longer appropriate for the resident to continue to reside at the facility. In certain cases,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

With New Facility Staffing Expectations, CMS Proposes Sea Change for Long-Term Care Industry

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In February 2022, US President Joseph Biden announced an overhaul of regulations affecting nursing homes. These reforms, aimed at enhancing the safety and quality of care for nursing-home residents, focus on improving...more

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