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A Kentucky man was charged with arson for allegedly setting a fire in a resident's room at the nursing home where he is employed, ABC affiliate WHAS11 reported May 7.

Five lawmakers are demanding information about corporate spending from three of the country's largest public, for-profit nursing homes after the operators said they cannot afford to meet the new minimum staffing threshold, The Hill reported May 6.

White Plains, N.Y.-based Burke Rehabilitation Hospital appointed Scott Edelman as executive director.

The Ensign Group, which invests in post-acute and healthcare services and real estate, acquired a rehab hospital and seven skilled nursing facilities in six states, it said in a May 1 news release.

The Nursing Home Workforce Standard Board in Minnesota voted to raise the minimum wage for nursing home workers to an average of $23.49 and guarantee 11 paid holidays, the Minnesota Reformer reported April 29.

Cross Hospitals broke ground on Tucson (Ariz.) Rehabilitation Hospital.

The White House has finalized a policy mandating home care providers spend at least 80% of Medicaid payments on direct care workers. 

A KFF estimate found that only 19% of nursing facilities meet the new minimum staffing standards issued by CMS yesterday.

The first minimum staffing rule for nursing homes has been finalized, according to an April 22 White House fact sheet.

California is the best state for senior care staffing, while Oklahoma is the worst, according to an April 12 Seniorly report.