Long-Term Care Facilities Challenge Federal Staffing Requirements
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Dr. Jose Rossello, MD, PhD, MHCM
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Last Reviewed: November 29, 2024
“Covid’s rampage through the country’s nursing homes killed more than 172,000 residents and spurred the biggest industry reform in decades: a mandate that homes employ a minimum number of nurses.
But with President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the industry is ramping up pressure to kill that requirement before it takes effect, leaving thousands of residents in homes too short-staffed to provide proper care”, the New York Times[1] reports.
“Issued in April, the staffing regulation requires nursing homes to have registered nurses on site around the clock — something that the industry has endorsed — and to maintain minimum numbers of nurses and aides. Four of five homes would have to increase staffing. The requirements would be phased in, starting in May 2026.”
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