Federal law currently requires that nursing homes have a registered nurse on staff for eight hours a day, and then a nurse on call at all remaining times to respond to the needs of the residents. The new Biden-Harris mandate will now require a nurse on staff for 24 hours a day. It also mandates more nurses for each nursing home depending on the number of residents, rather than the needs of the nursing home.
But Brenna Bird is not having these higher levels of patient care. She claims, “the new patient-to-nurse staffing ratios are unrealistic for most nursing homes, with 94% of nursing homes currently out of compliance. There is already a widespread shortage of nursing home staff, and this mandate will drive many nursing homes out of business.”
Obsessed with the cost to nursing home owners, Bird spouted off, “the mandate will also cost $43 billion over ten years, straining nursing homes and leading to increased patient fees.”
“I am suing to stop the Biden-Harris attack on senior care that will force nursing homes out of business,” Bird continued.
Bird argues that the Biden-Harris mandate sidesteps Congress and exceeds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ authority.
Bird joined a swath of other “red states” and co-led the lawsuit with Kansas and South Carolina. They were joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Read the full lawsuit here.
This whole batch of BS is Brenna Birdbrain kissing up to corporate for-profit healthcare criminals on Dim Kim’s orders. Can’t wait till we can boot these two stupid cows back to the pastures where they can drink themselves back into the comas they usually live in.
Yeah. well if there aren’t people to work these jobs what do you think will happen? Oh that’s right, import third world mugga fugga and let them take care of grandma.
Old people should be euthanized.
Hello Donald, is that you?
At the rate of $10,000 per month per resident they can afford to pay for care givers. ABCM owns many nursing homes.
Oh, I agree but the Don and Queen Kimmee don’t care about people. They are all about “how can I profit off this”.
Let’s start with you.