A federal judge sided with an association representing thousands of nursing homes in strking down a Biden administration mandate. (iStock)
"This unrealistic staffing mandate threatened to close nursing homes and displace vulnerable seniors," Clif Porter, president and CEO of AHCA and the National Center for Assisted Living, said in a statement. "The court decision not only upholds the rule of law and balance of powers, but it protects access to care for our aging population."
Porter is now calling on Congress to act, but says that "federal policymakers should not be dictating staffing hours but encouraging innovation and high-quality outcomes. The staffing mandate is a 20th Century solution that should be blocked by Congress once and for all."
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A federal judge struck down a Biden administration nursing home staffing mandate on Monday. (iStock)
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"Even prior to the introduction of the staffing mandate, AHCA was offering federal policymakers a variety of workforce solutions that would help build a pipeline of new caregivers, attract them to long term care, and develop their skills and career," he said.
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