Chief Healthcare Executive June 3, 2024
The Biden administration has established minimum staffing levels for long-term care facilities. Nursing homes have sued to block the rule, but the AARP is launching a campaign to defend the federal requirement.
President Biden’s administration is calling for minimum staffing levels at nursing homes, and the battle is heating up.
Nursing homes have filed a lawsuit aiming to upend new federal regulations that would impose staffing requirements at nursing homes. Operators of nursing homes argue that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services went beyond its authority, and they have said the rule could lead to the closure of some facilities.
Advocates for seniors have said the federal standards are long overdue, and they’re necessary to ensure the safety of...