Federal Staffing Minimums Could Cost the Nursing Home Industry $10B

Establishing minimum staffing requirements at the federal level, like what the White House proposed back in February, may require nursing home providers to spend billions of dollars each year to hire tens of thousands of additional staff.

That’s according to a new report from accounting and consulting firm CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) in concert with the American Health Care Association (AHCA).

The analysis specifically modeled the impact that implementing a staffing minimum of 4.1 hours per resident day (HRPD) could have on the industry, in addition to 3.6 HRPD and 3.1 HRPD.