Nursing home minimum staffing rule stopped by federal judge in Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A federal judge in Texas blocked a policy aimed at increasing staffing requirements within long-term care facilities and nursing homes.
Health officials, under former President Joe Biden, finalized a rule to require any skilled nursing facility that receives federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid to offer more standardized nursing care. For example, these facilities would have to provide 0.55 hours of care from a registered nurse to each resident every day, as well a