Skilled nursing providers could support a federal minimum staffing rule that is funded and protects them from penalties if they make “best faith efforts” to hire, according to one of the nation’s top sector advocates.
Phil Fogg, board chairman of the American Health Care Association, said providers must be confident that they won’t be punished for not meeting what could be an impossible standard, given the current workforce challenges.
“You just can’t send a rule out and expect people to comply when there’s absolutely no chance of it because of the workforce shortages,” said Fogg, who is CEO of Consonus Healthcare & Marquis Companies.
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