A federal judge has denied a request to temporarily halt implementation of the federal nursing home staffing mandate, saying that the appeal made by 20 states and 18 LeadingAge state affiliates came up short on virtually all levels. US District Judge Leonard T. Strand of the US District Court for Northern Iowa noted that providers have raised “substantial issues and concerns” about the final rule’s 24/7 requirement for registered nurses to be on site and other nursing hours-per-day requirements. Read more from McKnight's Long-Term Care News.
BREAKING: Bid to temporarily stop nursing home staffing mandate fails. https://shorturl.at/BgIqZ #nursinghomes AHCA/NCAL LeadingAge McKnight's Long-Term Care News McKnight's Senior Living