The Biden administration is finalizing the controversial minimum staffing mandate at nursing homes

The controversial mandate requires all nursing homes receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding to provide a total of at least 3.48 hours of nursing care per resident per day, including defined periods by registered nurses and by nursing assistants. That means a facility with 100 residents per shift would need at least two or three registered nurses and at least 10 or 11 nurse practitioners, as well as two additional nurses, who could be registered nurses, licensed professional nurses or registered nurses. to a White House fact sheet.