New federal requirements aim to fix chronically understaffed nursing homes

New federal requirements aim to fix chronically understaffed nursing homes

At the Prairie View skilled nursing home in Sanborn, Iowa, the cafeteria was noisy on a recent Thursday. But not far from the sounds of conversation among dozens of residents is a unit that sits quiet and empty. Wendy Nelson, Prairie View’s administrator, used a code on a keypad to enter into what used to…