A JOE BIDEN PROPOSAL
By Staff Reporters
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration just proposed setting federal minimum staffing levels for nursing homes, a move aimed at addressing longtime complaints about abuse and neglect in the industry that were highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden pledged last year to protect American seniors’ lives and life savings by cracking down on nursing homes that commit fraud or endanger patients’ safety and address the chronic under staffing at long-term care facilities that was exposed during the pandemic.
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The nursing home industry takes in nearly $100 billion a year from U.S. taxpayers, yet many under staff their facilities, the White House said. The new rule proposes that facilities have a registered nurse (RN) on site around the clock. It says each resident should receive 2.45 hours (two hours and 27 minutes) of care from a nurse aide every day, plus at least 33 minutes of care from an registered nurse every day.
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