tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 37

Long-Term Care: NURSING HOMES CAN FREE UP CNA TIME WITH FEEDING ASSISTANTS

New regulations permit long-term care facilities to hire paid feeding assistants. Nursing homes struggling with the shortage of certified nurse aids got a measure of relief Sept. 26 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In a final rule published in the Federal Register, CMS changes Medicare and Medicaid rules to allow nursing homes to employ paid feeding assistants to help residents eat and drink. Currently, CNAs typically help residents with feeding, in combination with family members and volunteers. And until now, CMS' rules for nursing homes didn't allow for paid "single-task workers" such as feeding assistants. "Nursing...

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