For far too long, nursing homes struggled to keep dedicated workers.
The human toll is much worse than the statistics. With closures and loss of beds, where have these older residents been receiving their care? Unfortunately, some families have been forced to find care in an unfamiliar location, farther away from home. This undoubtedly led to social isolation for residents and feelings of depression and helplessness by their loved ones.
Early in the pandemic, the government provided a pathway to ease staffing burdens by creating the temporary nurse aide program; however, this program ended in June following the termination of the federal waiver. Congress should pass legislation to reinstate and extend the TNA waiver. In the interim, the state should apply for a federal waiver to extend the Oct.
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