long-term care facilities

New proposed rules for nursing home staffing levels by the Biden administration elicited mixed reactions. Nursing home workers say they’re much needed and long overdue. But some Republican governors echo the long-term care industry’s concerns. They say the measures will push some facilities to shut down.

There’s a severe shortage of people to care for older Americans in their homes and nursing facilities, and things are only expected to get worse. Could providing long-term care workers with new career pathways be part of the solution?

A new Illinois statute aims to boost flu shot rates among healthcare workers by making it harder for employees to decline the vaccine.Lawmakers say this…