HHS Officially Rescinds Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule

Trump administration repeals Biden-era nursing home staffing mandate

HHS repealed the rule on Tuesday, which would have required nursing homes to increase staffing, saying the regulations would have disproportionately harmed rural communities.

HHS Officially Rescinds Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule

(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a Biden-era rule that required a minimum number of healthcare staff in nursing homes. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Tuesday in a press release it is taking...

CMS repeals minimum staffing requirements for skilled nursing, long-term care facilities

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 2 repealed the minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid that the agency adopted in 2024. Specifically, CMS is removing the requirements for nursing homes to provide a minimum of 3.48 hours of nursing care per resident day, including 0.55 hours of care from a registered nurse per resident day and at least 2.45 hours of care from a nurse aide per res…

HHS Repeals Federal Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Provisions

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially repealed provisions of the federal nursing home staffing mandate.Facility assessment and Medicaid transparency provisions remain, however. Leaders in the sector maintain that these assessments, while meant to ensure appropriate staff support, are not meaningful in terms of improving resident care.Remnants of the staffing mandate [...]

HHS Repeals Federal Nursing Home Staffing Requirements Citing Rural, Tribal Concerns

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has repealed key provisions of a federal rule that set nationwide minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities, a move the agency says will ease burdens on rural and Tribal nursing homes and protect access to care. The staffing standards, finalized in 2024 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, required facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid t…

HHS Repeals Federal Nursing Home Staffing Mandate, Citing Burden on Rural and Tribal Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday repealed key portions of a federal nursing home staffing rule, a move officials say will ease pressure on long-term care facilities—particularly those in rural and Tribal communities struggling with workforce shorta