In a proposed rule distributed on Sept. 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created new staffing rules for nursing homes. So far, the rules are only a proposal, but nursing homes have until Nov. 6, 2023, to respond with comments.
Although all of the rules are to be implemented in several phases, most nursing homes do not come close to meeting them. KFF estimates that about 80 percent of nursing homes would need to hire additional staff to meet the new requirements.
