THE RHODE ISLAND Health Care Association is calling for the suspension of the Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act, which levies fines on facilities that fail to comply with minimum daily staffing and care requirements.
PROVIDENCE – According to the Rhode Island Health Care Association, nursing homes in the Ocean State are about to face millions in fines for failing to comply with standards in a new law requiring minimum staffing levels. The Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act, signed into law in May 2021, went into effect at…