Bill Passed to Aid in Shortage of Nursing Home Employees

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The State Senate Health and Human Services committee approved a bill that relaxes the review process to five years for potential nursing home employees. State Senator Jessica Garvin says it’s important because the industry is facing a massive workforce shortage.

Senate Bill 1511 also closed a loophole that allowed juveniles who committed sex crimes to get employment at nursing homes and blocked those convicted of human trafficking from working in long-term care facilities.