Skilled Nursing News January 10, 2025
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to offer up to $20 million to boost the registered nurse (RN) workforce in nursing homes, but this, along with the agency’s Nursing Home Staffing Campaign, misses the mark on many levels, according to operators.
This funding grants nursing students seeking to become RNs up to $50,000. Of that amount, a maximum of $40,000 can go towards tuition reimbursement. Also, the nursing students have to commit to work for a qualifying nursing home or state survey agency for a period of three years.
Issued as a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) available through the Nursing Home Staffing Campaign on Wednesday, the federal agency said this funding is restricted to public and...
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