The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new rule that would require all facilities to meet new minimum staffing standards, according to the New York Times. About three-quarters of the nation's 15,000 nursing homes would need to add more staff to meet the minimums, which experts say are still inadequate to meet the needs of nursing home residents. Nursing home industry leaders say that facilities will require extra money from Medicare or Medicaid to meet the standards.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
