Nearly all nursing homes would have to boost staffing under regulations proposed Friday by the Biden administration that would set the first nationwide minimums for nurse and aide care. The president tied poor care in nursing homes to corporate greed and said these standards are a critical step toward improvement. Over the first 90 days of 2023, only 141 of the nation’s nearly 15,000 skilled nursing facilities met the registered nurse and certified aide standards in the draft rule, according to a USA TODAY analysis. And those proposed staffing requirements are less stringent than federal recommendations in place since 2001 despite residents having increasingly complex needs.
