HHS Regulatory Compliance
2026 CMS/HHS Updates for Skilled Nursing & Senior Housing & Care
Key points
- The 2024 minimum staffing requirements mandating specific RN and nurse aide hours per resident day have been repealed. Facilities are no longer subject to federal staffing ratio mandates.
- The Special Focus Facility (SFF) program selection criteria now prioritizes fall underreporting over raw staffing metrics. Facilities with serious falls linked to care deficiencies are primary targets.
- New guidance requiring standardized fall documentation protocols and real-time reporting for serious fall-related injuries.
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