Advocates are urging CMS to reinstate mandatory federal training requirements for nursing aides working directly with nursing home residents, citing safety concerns, Bloomberg Law reported Dec. 10.

Last April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a new final rule requiring nursing homes that receive federal payments to meet certain minimum staffing requirements. While the CMS ...

Training nursing home workers to specialize in care areas like this can be a significant boost for nursing home workforces, experts say, because it helps retain facilities’ strongest employees by ...

An investigation into Michigan nursing homes found widespread problems, many of them tied to staffing shortages and inadequate training. Now, some state ...

Earlier this spring the Biden administration announced a new standard on staffing levels for nursing homes. Employee turnover at nursing homes shot up during the pandemic, when more than 200,000 ...

Missy Sparks serves as the vice president of talent management and human resources for Ochsner Health System. In this role, she oversees workforce development, orientation and onboarding, diversity ...