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Fred Watson

Fred Watson

Fred Watson is the former president of the Georgia Health Care Association.

COMMENTARY

Federal staffing mandate for nursing homes ignores underlying problems driving staffing shortages

By: - August 17, 2023

The Biden administration is expected to soon issue a federal minimum staffing mandate for long term care facilities as a remedy for the nursing home sector’s labor shortage. In theory, it seems well intentioned, but in practice, it’s unworkable. I know the ins and outs of the long term care industry having served as an […]