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Lawmakers told traveler nurse reliance drives EFR costs; grants aim to reduce reliance
Summary
Officials told the House Human Services committee that reliance on traveling nurses and contract staff is a major cost driver for emergency relief requests, declining in participating facilities from about 35% to 25%, and that targeted grants are intended to increase retention and lower future EFR need.
Lawmakers at a House Human Services hearing focused questions on the role of traveling and contract staff in driving Emergency Financial Relief requests for nursing homes.
"We're going from, like, 35% of the staff being traveler or contracted staff down to, like, 25%," the commissioner said, describing the impact of recent grant investments.…
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