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  • Closed Doors, Open Hearts: Nursing Homes and COVID-19

    ​Disclaimer: Some of the content contained in this documentary may be emotionally traumatic to watch, especially for those in long term care.

    This film, produced by AHCA in 2021, provides an intimate look at of the day-to-day reality of the COVID-19 pandemic in two long term care facilities. It highlights the many challenges for long term care residents and families, as well as the heroes that fought to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Be sure to use the resources provided in this toolkit to share the film with residents, staff, families, and community members.

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  • New Data Highlights Improvements in Nursing Home Quality Care and Patient, Resident Outcomes
    4.14.2026
    According to our new report, nursing homes across the country are demonstrating meaningful progress in quality improvement.
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  • New Article Highlights Revolutionary Long Term Care Data Resource
    3.04.2026
    Today, we're celebrating the recent publication of work from the Long-Term Care (LTC) Data Cooperative in a leading journal for clinical aging research, the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS).
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  • AHCA/NCAL Releases Recommendations to Advance Accountable Care for Long Term Care Residents
    2.26.2026
    AHCA/NCAL released a whitepaper titled, “Advancing Accountable Care for Long Term Care Residents," which was recently shared with CMS.
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  • In Case You Missed It: Study Finds Medicare Three-Day Stay Requirement ‘Suboptimal’ for Skilled Nursing Patients
    2.24.2026
    #ICYMI: Researchers from Brown University recently published a new study on Medicare’s three-day hospital stay requirement, which purports to curb Medicare spending and the unnecessary use of skilled nursing care.
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  • How Does Lower Staff Turnover, Higher Occupancy & Fewer Citations Sound?
    4.21.2026
    AHCA/NCAL’s Gero Nurse Prep course significantly increases nurses’ gerontological nursing knowledge and competency test scores.
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  • New CMS Training Available on Re-Specification of the Falls with Major Injury QM
    4.21.2026
    CMS posted a web-based training that provides the latest information about the future respecification of the FMI QM for nursing homes and other PAC Settings.
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  • New iQIES MDS 3.0 Resident-Level Quality Measure Report Enhancement
    4.21.2026
    CMS recently announced enhancements to the MDS 3.0 Resident-Level Quality Measure report for the re-specified hybrid long-stay antipsychotic measure Percent of Residents Who Received an Antipsychotic Medication.
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  • Meeting CMS Infection Control Requirements: The Importance of IPCO Training in Nursing Facilities
    4.21.2026
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