Skilled Nursing News May 7, 2024
As staffing shortages continue to drive nursing home closures across the U.S, sector leaders such as Erin Hennessey, President and CEO of Health Dimensions Group, are expressing deep concerns about the minimum staffing rule that will only worsen the crisis of access, especially in rural counties where labor is in very short supply.
“There’s no provider that doesn’t want or think that we need more staffing,” said Hennessy. “There’s a disconnect in what Washington thinks will happen if they implement this. Some communities won’t survive … because they can’t find that staff.”
And while rural communities can lean on temporary waivers, urban communities will be limited in their response. “[In urban communities] the only thing you can do is reduce...
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