The 2021 New York state law that sets minimum staffing standards for nursing homes has administrators, caregivers and labor unions debating how to meet the mandate. The staffing law calls for the state's more than 600 nursing homes to provide 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. 1199SEIU, the largest union of healthcare workers in the country, contends nursing home operators are forcing staff to work in facilities with an insufficient number of caregivers and workers to provide adequate care.
