Improved Senior Care: New Training and Facility Oversight Rules
This act aims to enhance the quality of care in nursing facilities for seniors, covering both Medicare and Medicaid funded services. It introduces new rules for staff training and allows for the suspension of training programs in facilities that fail to provide adequate care. Additionally, nursing facilities will gain access to a national database for employee background checks, enhancing patient safety.
Key points
Nursing facilities providing substandard care may have their nurse aide training programs suspended for up to two years.
Suspensions can be lifted if the facility corrects deficiencies and demonstrates improved quality of care.
Nursing facilities will gain access to the National Practitioner Data Bank for employee background checks, improving patient safety.
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