U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold an event about lowering healthcare costs in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 29, 2023.
BY THE NUMBERS: The nursing home industry takes in nearly $100 billion a year from U.S. taxpayers, yet many understaff their facilities, the White House said.
The new rule proposes that facilities have a registered nurse (RN) on site around the clock.
A nursing home would need two registered nurses for each eight hour shift and 10 nurse aids per eight-hour shift, the White House said.
To meet the requirements, 68% of nursing homes would have to hire nurse aides and 36% of nursing homes would have to hire RNs, it said.
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Leah Millis, Joe Biden's, Biden, RNs, Doina Chiacu, Daniel Wallis
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White, REUTERS, Rights, Democrat, Thomson
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Washington , U.S