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A new program aims to streamline the path to becoming a certified direct care professional in Wisconsin, with a goal of 10,000 new workers.

CMS has paused most grants distributed from its civil monetary penalty reinvestment program, leaving some nursing home leaders without a much-needed funding source for patient- and staff-centered programming.

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As Medicaid negotiations successfully continue in various states, worries are already arising about how to sustain increases

A recent spate of evictions has affected dozens of assisted-living residents in Wisconsin who depended on Medicaid to pay their bills — an increasingly common practice, according to industry representatives.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces that Medicaid cost coverage for nursing homes will increase from 77% for fiscal year 2022 to 91% for fiscal year 2023. The

Medicaid cost coverage for nursing homes is going up by 14% the next fiscal year, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced Wednesday.

Skilled nursing providers in at least 15 states averted the loss of thousands of frontline workers Thursday, when CMS let expire a blanket national waiver allowing the use of non-certified nurse aides.

A new report recommends funding sustainability, certification flexibility and compassion to build the long-term care workforce in Wisconsin.

MADISON – Wisconsin assisted living and nursing home providers continue to endure a workforce shortage crisis, according to a new report produced by a coaliti