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The new rule, effective July 1, applies to all SNFs and assisted-living facilities with more than 50 beds.
California’s Department of Public Health on Friday finalized a rule requiring quarterly staffing-ratio audits at all skilled-nursing and assisted-living facilities with more than 50 beds, effective July 1.
The audit results will be made public on a state-run dashboard, a structural change long sought by advocates for long-term-care residents.
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