80% of Nursing Home Providers ‘Very Concerned’ About Possible Federal Staffing Mandate
80% of Nursing Home Providers ‘Very Concerned’ About Possible Federal Staffing Mandate
A vast majority of nursing homes favor extending the public health emergency designation for Covid, and are concerned that they will be unable to meet a potential federal staffing minimum.
These views, expressed in a newly released survey by the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), come in the midst of a labor shortage despite widespread wage increases and hiring of temporary workers.
AHCA’s survey shows that about 80% of nursing homes are very concerned that they will be unable to meet a potential federal staffing minimum of 4.1 hours per resident day (HPRD) due to a labor shortage, rising inflation and higher operating costs.
FROM
Skilled Nursing News
PUBLISHED
January 10, 2023
SOURCE
Siddiqi, Zahida. “80% of Nursing Home Providers ‘Very Concerned’ About Possible Federal Staffing Mandate.” Skilled Nursing News, 10 Jan. 2023, skillednursingnews.com/2023/01/80-of-nursing-home-providers-very-concerned-about-possible-federal-staffing-mandate.
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