26, 2021); Ltr. 0000006860 00000 n It's also a bad day when he cannot call his 94-year-old mother, because his computer has been pushed out of reach. In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS temporarily waived the training requirement as a means of addressing potential staffing shortages during the pandemic. When pushed, a light goes on in his room, above his door, and at the nurses' station at his nursing home in Takoma Park, Md. 0000031792 00000 n WebState Minimum Staffing Standard for Licensed Nursing Homes Staffing Standard Converted to hprd for 100-Bed Facility Staffing Standard Citation and Hyperlink AK We also examine state legislative and regulatory actions since the onset of the pandemic that directly affect worker wages (other than increases to provider reimbursement rates), and training requirements. [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/28/fact-sheet-protecting-seniors-and-people-with-disabilities-by-improving-safety-and-quality-of-care-in-the-nations-nursing-homes/, [2] 87 FR 22720, pages 22771-22772: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/04/15/2022-07906/medicare-program-prospective-payment-system-and-consolidated-billing-for-skilled-nursing-facilities, [3] Fiscal Year 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule:https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/04/15/2022-07906/medicare-program-prospective-payment-system-and-consolidated-billing-for-skilled-nursing-facilities, [4] Social Security Act, sections 1819 and 1919, [5] Social Security Act, sections 1128I(g)(4), 1819, and 1919, [6] Appropriateness of Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes, 2001: https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/elderjustice/legacy/2015/07/12/Appropriateness_of_Minimum_Nurse_Staffing_Ratios_in_Nursing_Homes.pdf; and the 2005 Staff Time and Resource Intensity Verification (STRIVE) Project: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/SNFPPS/TimeStudy. This effort includes issuing a Request for Information (which occurred earlier this year as a part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule[3]) and conducting a new study. A June 2021 Senior Housing News article reported that 81% of assisted living providers suffer from staffing shortages. On good days, the staff at his nursing home in Takoma Park, Md., can meet all of his basic needs: feeding him, cleaning him, changing his hospital gown, and ensuring that his laptop, which he uses through dictation, is charged and within reach. rV3f2cP!aOI4XX\f3 "c:C]'5x ?(0}CP uzHq8A,7wvVSg`wg 2L@zK2(I~@Za,3X6}z` 7s endstream endobj 2476 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[154 2281]/Length 67/Size 2435/Type/XRef/W[1 1 1]>>stream Federal regulations require nursing homes to provide licensed nursing services 24 hours a day, with a registered nurse on staff for at least eight consecutive hours a day, seven days a week. [12] See, e.g., Criminal Indictment, U.S. v. Ryan Hee; and VDA OC, LLC, No. Interviews with nursing home leadership, direct care staff (including RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and CNAs), and residents and their family members will be conducted to better understand the relationship between staffing levels, staffing mix (what types of staff are present), and resident outcomes and experiences (i.e., clinical outcomes, safety, health disparities) using rich contextual information collected during the interviews. As the White House considers stricter federal staffing minimum requirements, regulations in some parts of the country are bowing to the realities of the skilled nursing industrys workforce crisis.. 0000034507 00000 n Commenters offered recommendations for implementing minimum staffing requirements. Current nursing home staffing requirements by state, While the staffing requirements may be changing, here are the current staffing guidelines, according to the, State Nursing Home Staffing Standards Summary Report. Wages: At least four states (CO, IL, MA, NC) adopted laws or regulations that require increases to nursing home staff wages since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ease your staffing struggles with NurseDash! The contracted researchers are conducting site visits to 75 nursing homes throughout the country. is an on-demand healthcare marketplace that connects nurses with nursing homes and other healthcare facilities. Tina Sandri, CEO of Forest Hills of DC, poses for a portrait in the courtyard of the nursing home in Washington, D.C., last week. Four out of 5 who initially express interest in a job don't come in for interviews. States can choose to adopt staffing or training requirements that are stricter than federal rules as part of their role in licensing nursing home providers and administering state Medicaid programs, which finance the majority of nursing home care. The Biden administration is planning to establish a federal minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes as part of a broader push to improve care for seniors and people with disabilities. 2435 43 As a result, nursing homes have been able to determine what sufficient nursing staff means on their own, which has led to wide variations in nursing home staffing across the countryand as a result, wide variations in the level of care and safety of residents. There is substantial variation in state minimum staffing requirements (Figure 1). "Are we using our dollars well? Fines for noncompliance could be up to $2,000 a day, she said. [5] Some States may also have minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. Research questions will address not only what level of staffing is needed, but also the impact on quality of care,any barriers to implementation, and any potential unintended consequences of imposing minimum staffing requirements. One key initiative within the Presidents strategy is to establish a new minimum staffing requirement. Specifically, that report notes the need to improve worker wages, benefits, training, and working conditions as an integral part of improving nursing home resident health and quality of life. Of the 3.5 hours, no less than 2.2 hours of care must Maurice Miller lies in bed in his room at a nursing home in Takoma Park, Md., on Thursday. KFF appreciates the contributions of Emma Childress, law/master of health administration student at St. Louis University, and Belle Harris, law student at Georgetown University, who worked as contractors on this project. While we reviewed legislation and regulations in all 50 states and DC, this brief may not capture all relevant policy changes. Compared to the federal minimum of 0.30 hprd, three states have standards below this level, three states adopt the federal minimum, and 45 states have standards above the federal minimum. Emma Childress , and That resident may end up waiting in soiled bedclothes for a while. Federal regulations require nursing aides to complete a 75-hour training program and to pass a competency evaluation in order to work in a nursing home longer than four months. More information and the registration link for the event is available here: https://abtevents.webex.com/abtevents/j.php?RGID=r8e7713354ab6b79a94b9e3dd4d265ce9. Some commenters also stated that the following factors should be considered: Medicaid census, facility size, ownership status (profit or non-profit), amount of skilled nursing facility competition in the area, and, community poverty and Medicare census rates. The White House on Monday unveiled a slew WebA skilled nursing facility is a special facility or part of a hospital that provides medically necessary professional services from nurses, physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists and audiologists. The pandemic has taken a substantial toll on people living and working in nursing homes. You can be a dog walker for $18 an hour," she says. Earlier this year, the White House outlined an ambitious plan to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care, first and foremost by establishing a federal minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes funded through Medicare and Medicaid. In February 2022, President Biden announced a comprehensive set of reforms to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care, hold nursing homes accountable for the care they provide, and make the quality of care and facility ownership more transparent so that potential residents and their loved ones can make informed care choices. Qualitative analysis will include primary data collected during site visits, including interviews, surveys, and observation data in nursing homes. The Biden Administration recently announced plans to propose new federal minimum staffing adequacy regulations in the next year. The legislation also would have replaced the current federal requirement for a registered nurse for at least eight consecutive hours per day, 7 days per week, with a new requirement for a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Nursing home staff shortages and high turnover rates among staff are largely attributed to low wages. [1] Tim Regan, 81% of Assisted Living Providers Report Recent Staff Shortages, Senior Housing News (June 23, 2021), available at https://seniorhousingnews.com/2021/06/23/81-of-assisted-living-providers-report-recent-staff-shortages/. They're burned out. If employers actually invest and agree that they are going to do everything they can to retain those committed workers, they wont lose them, she said during a virtual news conference on Friday. hb```f``[ Abl,=`4T 9J9*/p.S5UY-C[4Yi`:HF0p n_/u]'uCnx|LOhk^mpvm\5[xkVOhgsWh*@ Multiple comments stated that residents will go entire shifts without receiving toileting assistance, leading to falls or increased presence of pressure ulcers. Nursing home selection was performed objectively using a process to ensure national representation, and resulted in a cross-section of size, ownership type, geographic location, Medicaid population, and Five-Star Quality Rating System staffing and overall ratings. Michigan enacted a temporary one year increase of $2.35 per hour for direct care staff, including nurses and aides. Ward will find that while she's attending to one resident, another is incontinent. We encourage any interested party to register early for this event as there will be a maximum limit of 3,000 participants. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal government site. In February, the Biden Administration announced a comprehensive set of reforms to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. "In D.C., you can work for Amazon at $19 an hour. The information obtained through these efforts will inform future proposed rulemaking on minimum staffing requirements, which CMS plans to issue in Spring 2023. Nursing Home Staffing Study Stakeholder Listening Session-August 29, 2022. However, the current minimum thresholds for nursing home staffing may soon be changing. One of these states, Colorado, passed legislation that established a $15.00 per hour minimum wage for nursing home direct care staff as of January 2022. 0000004472 00000 n Despite these existing requirements, understaffing continues to be a concern. But he is appealing to younger people to consider a job in a nursing home. "And then it's on your conscience.". [7] CMS has historically posted facility staffing metrics on Nursing Home Care (now known as Care Compare), such as the average number of hours worked for nursing staff per resident per day. [7] Nursing Home Staff Turnover and Weekend Staffing Levels, Memorandum from CMS to CMS Certified Nursing Home Operators (Jan. 7, 2022). Facilities can post open shifts that result from job vacancies, sickness, vacations, or even an increase in minimum staffing requirements and nurses can choose the shifts that work best for them, in their desired location. Arizona introduced HB 2848 on February 11, 2021, which would have increased its minimum staffing requirement. But she's also looking into how the taxpayer money pouring into nursing homes, in particular those owned by private equity firms, is being spent. Legislation that would have permanently increased minimum staffing requirements post-COVID was proposed but failed to pass in at least two states. In April 2022, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine recommended minimum staffing levels, policies to ensure competitive wages and benefits, and improvements to staff training and opportunities for career advancement, among other reforms, as part of its comprehensive report to improve nursing home quality. While there are a variety of opinions among stakeholders on establishing minimum staffing requirements, it is CMS goal to consider all perspectives, as well as findings from the staffing study, as it crafts future minimum staffing requirements that advance the publics interest of safe, quality care for residents. Of course, once CMS issues its proposal for minimum staffing requirements in Spring 2023, that proposal will go through the notice-and-comment rulemaking processproviding further opportunities for all interested parties to weigh in. Other commenters representing advocacy groups stated that resident acuity should be a primary determinant in establishing minimum staffing standards, noting that Medicare pays nursing homes based on resident acuity level. 0000005687 00000 n The bill was voted down two days later in the House Health and Family Services Committee. Filling the need for trusted information on national health issues, MaryBeth Musumeci , "To care for them, you have to give them dignity. 0000035309 00000 n The law stipulates that 70% of a nursing homes revenue is to be spent on direct resident care and at least 40% spent on staffing. The April 2022 National Academies report recommends direct-care registered nurse coverage 24 hours a day, with additional registered nurse coverage that reflects resident census, acuity, case mix and residents professional nursing needs as determined by their assessments and care plans. 0000004038 00000 n Maryland, where Ward works, actually does have a minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes, as do most states. "You have an opportunity to turn this industry on its head. A new law in New York state will require nursing homes to meet minimum standards for staffing and patient care. Florida also amended its definition of direct care staff whose hours can count toward the minimum hprd to include personal care attendants. Other states adopting increases include Arkansas, Massachusetts, and New York. 0000013130 00000 n Are they going to direct care?" At least 1.1 hours of care must be given by a registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN). CMS also received comments on factors impacting facilities ability to recruit and retain staff, with most commenters in support of creating avenues for competitive wages for nursing home staff to address issues of recruitment and retention. While Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates to nursing homes can indirectly influence worker wages, states also can adopt policies to require or incentivize providers to raise wages paid to direct care workers. CMS currently posts staffing data for all facilities on the Care Compare website, including resident census data and data on the hours of care provided per resident per day. Are there federal nursing home staffing standards currently in place? Others pointed to the variability of the various states Medicaid labor reimbursement and suggested that Medicaid rates in many states do not keep pace with rising labor costs. According to Genworths 2018 Cost of Care Survey, assisted Skilled Nursing News is the leading source for news and information covering the skilled nursing industry. 0000009595 00000 n WebNursing homes must have at least one RN for at least 8 straight hours a day, 7 days a week, and either an RN or LPN/LVN on duty 24 hours per day. April 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. "So it becomes like an assembly line," Ward says. A 2001 CMS study recommended a minimum of 4.1 nursing hours per resident per day to prevent harm to residents. 0000004511 00000 n Must have 1 RN who is full-time DON (5 days/wk); if fewer than 60 residents, DON may also be Charge Nurse. May provide direct care and be counted in direct care ratios. This equates to 0.30 staffing hours per resident day (hprd).3 Facilities also must designate a full-time registered nurse as a full-time director of nursing. Commenters provided robust feedback on the action design and method for implementing a staffing requirement, with some noting that resident acuity could change on a daily basis and recommending that CMS establish benchmarks, rather than absolute values, in staffing requirements. The 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act, which brought sweeping changes to the industry, requires facilities to have "sufficient" staff so that residents can achieve or maintain their "highest practicable" physical, mental and psychosocial well-being. While staffing shortages in nursing homes have existed for decades, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and intensified the need for sufficient, consistent, trained staff to care for residents. It also states that nursing home operators in the state are required to return all profits in excess of 5% to the state, regardless of the quality of care or whether the operator sustained losses in prior years. We also examine state legislative and regulatory actions since the onset of the pandemic that directly affect worker wages and training requirements. Learn about the latest news, announcements and upcoming events on the topics that are important to you and your business. [6], Furthermore, CMS has increased its reporting requirements for nursing homes, public posting of facility staffing measures, and enforcement penalties for nursing homes that do not comply with staffing requirements. "They're tired. Access a large database of nursing staff, making it easy to find the perfect match for your needs. [4] Additionally, regulations specify that nursing homes are required to conduct an annual facility assessment, which considers resident needs and staff ability to provide care. Detailed state-level information is included in the Appendix Tables. For that reason, CMS believes it essential to patient safety that it conduct the new rulemaking to establish more specific, detailed, and quantitative minimum staffing requirements. Unless the government increases the amount it pays for nursing home care, Sandri says, "we just don't have it in our piggy bank. (Note: For 149 beds, DON may provide direct care and be included in direct care ratios.). In eight states, at least half of nursing facilities reported one or more staff shortage as of March 20, 2022. [6]What else is included in the study? Lying in bed in his darkened room, Miller usually knows when there are fewer than five nursing assistants tending to the 50 or so residents on his hall. The only resolution to the workforce crisis, which is not going to be resolved today, tomorrow, in a month, or six months for that matter, is a partnership between the administration, the legislature, providers and labor working together to put in real initiatives that will help recruit and retain workers, Hanse told Skilled Nursing News. Facilities across the country are grappling with numerous unfilled positions as a result of staff departures during the pandemic. "We think it's really important to set a very specific standard that can be measured against, to really make sure staff is adequate to ensure quality," says Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that regulates and funds most nursing homes in the U.S. Or electronically to: Christine.Bates1@state.co.us. The bad days are more likely to be those when the facility is short-staffed. This staffing study seeks to help identify a minimum staffing level, which would include RN, LPNs/LVNs, and CNAs, that will establish a threshold below which residents would be at substantially increased risk of not receiving the safe and quality care they deserve. Previously, she covered the legal beat for various publications. This RFI was a first step to facilitate a holistic approach to advancing future changes in these areas. On some days, she has as many as 13 residents to care for on a shift. Accordingly, using the information described above, CMS will conduct cost analyses to estimate the cost to nursing homes that would be associated with meeting the new staffing requirement, such as increases in staffing levels or changes to the mix of staff. Also, Kentucky adopted changes that allow for personal care attendants that finished training during the state-declared public health emergency to become state registered nurse aides. Andrea Hsu/NPR Importantly, this study is on an accelerated timeline and seeks to build on, not replace, previous studies. Training: At least 3 states (KY, MO, WI) adopted permanent changes to staff training requirements post-COVID to expand the pool of staff available to work in nursing homes, while at least 8 states (AK, CT, DE, IA, IN, KS, MO, WI) adopted temporary changes in this area. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in November 2021 increased oversight of nursing services pursuant to 42 CFR 483.35, which mandates sufficient nursing staff at facilities receiving Medicare reimbursement: The facility must have sufficient nursing staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to provide nursing and related services to assure resident safety and attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident, as determined by resident assessments and individual plans of care and considering the number, acuity and diagnoses of the facilitys resident population in accordance with the facility assessment required at 483.70(e).[5], Specifically, CMS will survey nursing homes in the future for nurse competency, inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications, and other areas of residents health and concern. Evidence has shown that adequate staffing is closely linked to the quality of care residents receive. [1] One key initiative within the Presidents strategy is to establish new minimum staffing requirements so every nursing home has sufficient staff who are adequately trained to provide the safe and quality care residents need. The legislation also would have replaced the current federal requirement for a registered nurse for at least eight consecutive hours per day, 7 days per week, with a new requirement for a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Alaskas temporary reduction applies during any state-declared public health emergency, not just during the COVID public health emergency. . Helen Schaub, the unions policy and legislative director, said during the virtual news conference that the health department will view payroll based journal (PBJ) data to ensure nursing homes are complying with the laws. Job in Ashburn - VA Virginia - USA , 20146. It means that you have to confront issues around wages, issues around benefits, issues around working conditions and what it means to have a safe working environment for the caregivers.. The facility must have sufficient nursing staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to provide nursing and related services to assure resident The only place that has adopted the federal government's guidance of 4.1 hours of care per day is Washington, D.C. "We think about meeting the numbers every single day," says Tina Sandri, CEO of Forest Hills of DC. The nursing home industry has been struggling in recent years, with many facilities already cutting back on services due to budget constraints. 0000023002 00000 n In conducting the cost-benefit analysis required for any rulemaking, including the staffing requirement, CMS must evaluate any associated incremental costs that facilities would likely face. The Biden Administration has announced plans to propose new federal minimum staffing adequacy regulations in the next year. Skilled nursing facilities provide round-the-clock assistance with healthcare and activities of daily living. Numerous studies have found that high staffing levels are associated with higher care quality. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. 0000007275 00000 n New York State Health Facilities Association. At least three states adopted temporary wage increases or one-time bonuses for nursing home staff post-COVID. hide caption. New Jersey retained its total hprd but now divides the daily minimum to set specific hprd requirements during each of the three shifts in a day. And not one that runs smoothly. 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