Falling short—99% of Mississippi nursing homes don’t meet new staffing regs
12/16/23 at 03:46 AM
Falling short—99% of Mississippi nursing homes don’t meet new staffing regs
Mississippi Today
December 13, 2023
... In Mississippi, all but two of the 200 skilled nursing facilities—those licensed to provide medical care from registered nurses—would need to increase staffing levels under federal regulations the Biden administration proposed in September, according to data analyzed by Mississippi Today, USA TODAY and Big Local News at Stanford University. That’s in line with the national trend: Over the first quarter of 2023—from January to March—less than 1% of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. met the draft rule’s two core standards of provider care.