Failing nursing homes to face tougher penalties
The Biden administration says the worst-of-the-worst nursing homes will now face tougher penalties if conditions don’t improve at their facilities
By AMANDA SEITZ
Published - Oct 21, 2022, 02:14 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 01:55 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The worst-of-the-worst nursing homes will face tougher penalties if conditions don't improve at their facilities, the Biden administration announced Friday.
The intensified scrutiny on some nursing homes, where more than a million people are housed, comes nearly two years after COVID-19 exposed subpar care and extreme staffing shortages that had long festered in the facilities. Nursing home residents have been significantly more likely to die from COVID-19; as of February, more than 200,000 nursing home staffers or residents had died from the virus.
President Joe Biden had promised during his State of the Union address in February to overhaul the nation's nursing home system but has made little headway.
