{"id":14420,"date":"2025-05-17T23:55:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T23:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=14420"},"modified":"2025-05-17T23:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T23:55:21","slug":"nursing-home-staffing-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=14420","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Home Staffing Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge in Texas on Monday overturned a policy that would have created the first nationwide staffing requirements for nursing homes. The decision marked a significant development for nursing home operators and others concerned about workforce challenges in the healthcare industry.<\/p><div class=\"zucpl69fee541acead\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.zucpl69fee541acead {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.zucpl69fee541acead {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.zucpl69fee541acead {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.zucpl69fee541acead {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.zucpl69fee541acead {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"M879796ScriptRootC1467388_093d4\">\n<div id=\"AdskeeperComposite1467388_093d4\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, blocks a regulation that would have required nursing homes to have a registered nurse on-site 24 hours a day and to ensure that each resident received at least 33 minutes of daily care from a registered nurse. The rule was set to be phased in beginning in 2026, with rural facilities given additional time to meet the standards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1504629\" data-uid=\"11498\">\n<div id=\"mgw1504629_11498\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>While acknowledging that staffing levels, infection control, and oversight remain important issues in the industry, Judge Kacsmaryk wrote that the proposed<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"M879796ScriptRootC1468422_092cf\">\n<div id=\"AdskeeperComposite1468422_092cf\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>federal standards went beyond the legal authority of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 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