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AHCA Says Up to $15 Billion Needed to Fix LTC Staffing Problems
Wed, 05/23/2001 - 12:00am — Karen Stevenson
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The American Health Care Association (AHCA), a trade association of for-profit nursing homes and long term care facilities, has issued a report on the nursing shortage in long term care. They refer to studies that show a significant discrepancy between pay rates for nursing staff in acute care (hospital) and long term care settings, and attribute the difference largely to the fact that most nursing home care is paid for by Medicaid and Medicare.
They estimate that the cost to increase nurse staffing to levels proposed by some pending regulations and legislation would cost an additional $3 billion to over $15 billion over current staffing levels, at the same time that facilities are unable to find sufficient staff to even meet current minimum requirements.
The American Health Care Association (AHCA), a trade association of for-profit nursing homes and long term care facilities, has issued a report on the nursing shortage in long term care. They refer to studies that show a significant discrepancy between pay rates for nursing staff in acute care (hospital) and long term care settings, and attribute the difference largely to the fact that most nursing home care is paid for by Medicaid and Medicare.
They estimate that the cost to increase nurse staffing to levels proposed by some pending regulations and legislation would cost an additional $3 billion to over $15 billion over current staffing levels, at the same time that facilities are unable to find sufficient staff to even meet current minimum requirements.
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