Debbie Dingell: “The rule is not going to be implemented until 2035…”

“I couldn't hear what you said. Your agency rescinded a rule implementing a minimum staffing standard in nursing homes. This rule would have saved lives, improved care and strengthened the nursing home workforce. The rule is not going to be implemented until 2035. Providing nursing homes a decade. What plan does your agency have to address the staffing crisis in nursing homes? That rule was putting out of business thousands of nursing homes in rural areas in this country who could not meet the federal standard.” (04:10–04:17)

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