Skilled Nursing News July 17, 2024
As the federal government’s new staffing mandate looms large for nursing homes, operators are grappling with challenges in meeting the upcoming facility assessment requirements but urge compliance despite the burdens on staff.
Stuart Almer, an industry veteran who is also president and CEO of Gurwin Healthcare System in New York, highlighted the daunting nature of the federal government’s staffing mandate – and its accompanying requirements – during a recent panel discussion led by Skilled Nursing News titled, “Mandate and Margin: Skilled Nursing CEOs on Rethinking Staffing, Payments, & Strategic Business Imperatives.”
In New York, which has been dealing with a staffing mandate for a couple of years, Almer said the mandate’s requirements have certainly created burdens.
“Reading the data, only...