The Biden administration’s nursing home minimum staffing proposal landed with a collective thud Friday as consumer advocates, industry officials and lawmakers offered near unanimous criticism of the long-awaited proposal—albeit for different reasons.
Nursing home officials said the proposed rule (RIN: 0938-AV25) will be impossible to implement due to staffing shortages and its cost. Advocates for facility residents said the proposed staffing requirements are too low. And Democrat Sen. Jon Tester of Montana said in a statement the proposal will put “undue burden on rural and underserved facilities.” Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said in a statement that the “weak and disappointing ...
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