Increasing staffing requirements at a time when we cannot find the people to fill open positions is a dangerous policy.
What I am hearing on the staffing ratios is you are going to require so many RNs for a facility.
Access to quality long-term care is an important part of honoring our commitment to our veterans.
That is an issue that Senator King talked about and Senator Cramer, too.
I think the point Senator King made, that closing down a rest home is not a higher outcome necessarily.
It is obvious that we have more work to do to be able to meet that obligation.
Our goal is to actually have the Veteran-Directed Care rolled out to all facilities by the end of FY '24.
We must also focus on caregiver support and recognize the vital role caregivers play in the well-being of a veteran.