PRESS RELEASE | August 30, 2023
LeadingAge Reax: CMS-Commissioned Abt Nursing Home Staffing Study Findings
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Contact: Lisa Sanders
lsanders@leadingage.org 202-508-9407
“Staffing ratios are not the answer; CMS needs a new approach to achieving consistent, quality care in nursing homes—and it must begin with meaningful solutions to the workforce crisis.”
August 30, 2023 Washington, DC — Statement from Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO, LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, on the Abt Associates Nursing Home Staffing Study, commissioned by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify a minimum staffing requirement:
“The research findings released yesterday made it clear that a one-size-fits-all approach to staffing mandates won’t work. And now it seems that the Office of Management and Budget canceled its remaining meetings with stakeholders. We hope this means that the Biden Administration is finally getting real on ratios by acknowledging that there are too few people to hire; the costs of delivering quality care far exceeds reimbursement; and a single staffing level cannot fit the needs of every resident nationwide. Staffing ratios are not the answer; CMS needs a new approach to achieving consistent, quality care in nursing homes—and it must begin with meaningful solutions to the workforce crisis.”
About LeadingAge:
We represent more than 5,000 nonprofit aging services providers and other mission-minded organizations that touch millions of lives every day. Alongside our members and 38 state partners, we use applied research, advocacy, education, and community-building to make America a better place to grow old. Our membership encompasses the entire continuum of aging services, including skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, affordable housing, retirement communities, adult day programs, community-based services, hospice, home-based care. We bring together the most inventive minds in the field to lead and innovate solutions that support older adults wherever they call home. For more information visit leadingage.org.
