Skilled Nursing News July 12, 2024
Five states have enacted some of the nation’s toughest minimum staffing standards for nursing homes, and yet gaps in actual care persist, a new analysis released Friday reveals, raising questions about whether the federal staffing rule will in the end be able to achieve its intended goal.
The analysis by KFF Health News, and published in the New York Times, focuses on these states with stringent nursing home staffing requirements: California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island.
According to KFF, there is widespread non-compliance with the rules, with many nursing homes in these states operating below the state mandated staffing levels, often with tacit approval from regulatory bodies or without facing penalties.
The analysis used daily payroll-based...
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