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The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 introduced significant reforms for nursing homes, primarily through the Nursing Home Reform Act, which is a part of this legislation. This act established specific requirements to improve the quality of care in nursing homes. It focused on enhancing residents’ rights, ensuring a standard of care, and implementing a comprehensive assessment process for residents. The act aimed to make the nursing home environment more resident-centered, promoting dignity, independence, and better overall care.

The importance of this reform lies in the fact that it laid the groundwork for monitoring nursing home operations and mandated improvements in physical care and treatments, resident quality of life, and staffing adequacy. Prior to this legislation, there was a significant lack of regulation and oversight that contributed to varied quality levels among facilities.

While the Nursing Home Reform Act is a specific term often used to reference parts of this act, it is essential to recognize that it is under the umbrella of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 that these meaningful changes were legislated. The Affordable Care Act, while it introduced various reforms in health care, did not primarily target the nursing home sector. Similarly, the Health Insurance Portability Act focuses on protecting health insurance coverage and does not pertain directly to