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Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech

Feb. 2, 2011

Nursing Industry Welcomes Staffing Rules

State regulators have released long-awaited guidelines on nursing home staffing that some industry lawyers say could provide them with a defense in litigation following a $677 million jury verdict against one operator.


By Emma Gallegos


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Facing a wave of fresh lawsuits over inadequate staffing allegations, California's nursing home industry is reorienting itself to state guidelines over how many nurses must legally be on call at a facility.


Being able to show they are abiding by state regulations could be a first step for nursing homes to defend themselves against pending and future litigation, lawyers for the industry said.

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