Fact Sheets & Letters

Looking at data from the federal government, nursing homes are still facing historic job losses while other health care industries have mostly rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.

In this updated report, CLA examines the increasing costs and contributing factors to revenue, such as occupancy and workforce challenges, that are impacting the financial performance of nursing homes.

While nursing homes are better able to manage COVID-19, the pandemic has exacerbated a historic labor shortage, creating an access to care crisis for America’s seniors. Meanwhile, the economic recovery of the industry remains in limbo.

Looking at data from the federal government, nursing homes are still facing historic job losses while other health care industries have mostly rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.

AHCA/NCAL submitted comments to the Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards of OMB in response to a request for comments on the Initial Proposals for Updating OMBs Race and Ethnicity Statistical Standards (88 FR 5375).

The American Hospital Association and the American Health Care Association sent a joint letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure outlining concerns with a federal staffing mandate for nursing homes.

A coalition led by AHCA/NCAL writes HHS Secretary Becerra asking the government to ensure residents and staff have continued rapid and reliable access to vaccines and therapeutics once the public health emergency ends.

AHCA/NCAL leads a coalition of 20 organizations requesting that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) avoid increasing immigration and naturalization benefit request fees.