Pressures could lead to more closures at ND nursing homes
July 23, 2024
BISMARCK — Federal requirements for nursing homes to have a registered nurse on duty 24 hours each day are expected to add pressure to an already challenging workforce situation for the 75 rural and urban facilities across the state.
A majority will have a hard time meeting the 24/7 requirement for RNs, according to the North Dakota Long Term Care Association.
Nikki Wegner, director of the NDLTCA, said most facilities across the state are currently well-staffed except for that RN requirement.
Cost pressures have already led to six facilities closing in the past 35 months, she said.
“We’ve never had that before in our history, and the majority of them were because of staffing issues,” Wegner said.
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