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Each month, HHSC requires nursing facilities who participate in the Medicaid program to report census on occupied Medicaid bed days, census of the licensed beds and children under the age 22.

Culture change is an evolving process whereby a nursing home moves from being an institution driven by tasks and schedules to a place that reflects the residents wishes and their needs. With culture change comes a new way of thinking: focusing on residents' abilities, preferences and routines to provide care that meets their needs.

Information for Texas Adult Foster Care (AFC) providers

Information on how to become a licensed Nursing Facility provider in Texas.

HHSC is mandated to create and provide nursing facilities with one of the posters required by Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 554, §554.1921(e), the notice of how to file a complaint, giving the toll-free telephone number. This page provides information on how to obtain these posters.

Listing of handbooks and forms for nursing facility providers in Texas

Advance care planning means planning ahead for how you want to be treated if you are very ill or near death. This page provides information about that process for both providers and consumers.

The term "negotiated rulemaking" specifies a particular process to be used to draft a proposed rule. This process provides for a group of 12-15 stakeholders who represent differing interests affected by the proposed rule to negotiate and potentially reach agreement on a proposed rule.

Information about the licensing and regulation of nursing facilities (NFs) in Texas.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing are offering eight free web-based modules to deliver best practices education to long-term care providers in Texas nursing homes.

A recording of the Dec. 11, 2024, nursing facility provider webinar with Long-term Care Regulation is now available.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in January.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued CMS Memo QSO-25-07-NH — Revised Long-Term Care Surveyor Guidance: Significant revisions to enhance quality and oversight of the LTC survey process.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in December.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in December.