Skilled Nursing News August 22, 2024
The crisis of access to nursing home care across the United States has deepened – and is projected to get worse.
A new report from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) released Thursday shows that nursing homes have shut down at an alarming rate, driven by economic pressures and workforce shortages, with the recent federal mandate only threatening to exacerbate the situation.
The 2024 Access to Care report notes that at least 774 facilities closed their doors between February 2020 and July 2024, displacing over 28,000 residents.
The closure of these facilities, coupled with a significant reduction in available nursing home beds, which are down by 62,567 since 2020, has left many residents without...
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