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Groups representing Oklahoma’s nursing homes provided updates on where the mandate stands and what they think could come this year.
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Oklahoma is one of about 20 states that recently joined a lawsuit against the federal government over its staffing mandate for nursing homes.
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The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program moved from Oklahoma Human Services to the attorney general’s office after Senate Bill 1709 became law on Friday.
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Twenty states, including Oklahoma, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska and Kansas, have joined a lawsuit suing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over a nursing home staffing requirement.
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Once the CMS finalizes this rate increase, regular nursing facilities will see an average increase of $224.64 per resident, per day to $244.78.
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Oklahoma nursing homes are preparing for staffing rules finalized in April by the Biden administration, meant to improve safety and quality of care in long-term care facilities.
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The new rules mean 4 out of 5 nursing homes will need more aides and nurses. Unions hailed the change, but advocates say it's not enough care, while nursing home owners say it's an "impossible task."
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New proposed rules for nursing home staffing levels by the Biden administration elicited mixed reactions. Nursing home workers say they’re much needed and long overdue. But some Republican governors echo the long-term care industry’s concerns. They say the measures will push some facilities to shut down.
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Debt lawsuits — a byproduct of America's medical debt crisis — can ensnare not only patients but also those who help sick and older people be admitted to nursing homes, a KHN-NPR investigation finds.
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To address the problem of poor care, President Biden is calling for a federal minimum staffing requirement in nursing homes. The nursing home industry says there aren't workers to fill the jobs.