With federal staffing proposal near, states also progressing toward minimums
With federal staffing proposal near, states also progressing toward minimums
State lawmakers are showing an appetite for mandatory healthcare staffing rules, with new nursing home-specific or tough hospital proposals on the table in at least four additional states.
CMS announced last year it would pursue a national minimum staffing level for nursing homes to ensure resident safety and quality of care. A month later, the American Health Care Association issued a report showing that it would cost up to $10 billion per year (since increased to $11 billion) and require nursing homes to hire approximately 187,000 nurses. The report found that just 6% of nursing homes had 4.1 hours of care per patient per day, a figure floated for at least a decade after an academic study.
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McKnights
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January 23, 2023
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Towhey, Jessica. “With Federal Staffing Proposal Near, States Also Progressing Toward Minimums.” McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, 23 Jan. 2023, www.mcknights.com/news/with-federal-staffing-proposal-near-states-also-working-toward-minimums.
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