Skilled Nursing News May 24, 2023
In another blow to a floundering nursing home workforce shortage, the State Department last month froze green card processes for international nurses.
According to a bulletin from the federal office, only green card petitions filed earlier than June 2022 will proceed to the interview stage – all others will be paused indefinitely. Clif Porter, SVP of government relations with AHCA/NCAL, said the backlog of international nurses was synonymous with a backlog of seniors seeking to receive care in nursing homes across the country.
“At a time when the Administration plans to propose a federal staffing mandate for nursing homes, Washington should not simultaneously create barriers to recruit the nurses we so urgently need,” Porter said when the news was first...
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