Nursing homes across the U.S. will have minimum staffing level requirements as part of a proposed federal order by the Biden administration to address conditions at the long-term facilities that were ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nursing homes will have to provide at least three hours of care to each resident per day, with a percentage from a certified nursing assistant and a smaller portion from a registered nurse, according to the Biden administration.
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