Skilled Nursing News July 13, 2023
The federal minimum staffing proposal appears to be at the center of a union call to action as labor strikes continue in different cities. This, while the nursing home industry anxiously awaits what could be a major upset to facility access amid an ongoing workforce shortage.
The American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), in favor of the mandate, most recently called on nursing home workers to share their stories and testimonials to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Corporations, the organization said, are “doing everything they can” to lobby HHS against releasing the minimum staffing standard. The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), for one, on Tuesday sent a...