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Basic care providers ask for larger inflation adjustments, continued $5/day add‑on and expanded margin
Summary
Representatives of basic care facilities urged the committee to adopt higher inflationary rate adjustments (4% then 3%), keep a $5/day add‑on approved by the House and expand a 3% allowable margin to additional rate components so basic care stays financially viable.
Nikki Wagner, president of the North Dakota Long Term Care Association, and Brad DeYoung, a consultant and CPA who advises senior‑living clients, told the Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division that basic care providers face persistent losses and asked for larger inflation adjustments and policy changes to stabilize facilities that serve older adults and individuals with disabilities.
Wagner said there are 2,097 licensed basic…
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