Trump’s DOJ Voices Support for Biden Nursing Home Staffing Rule (1)

April 4, 2025, 8:32 PM UTCUpdated: April 5, 2025, 12:46 AM UTC

The Trump administration delivered a surprisingly full-throated defense of the Biden administration’s disputed nursing home staffing rule in a brief filed Thursday with the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

The filing may be an indication that President Donald Trump supports the staffing requirement that has been pilloried by the nursing home industry and congressional Republicans as a costly, unfunded overstep of government authority.

The staffing mandate requires most US nursing homes to meet a total mandatory staffing level made up of varying numbers of registered nurses, nursing aides, and licensed practical nurses. It also calls for maintaining ...

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