Low Staffing Blamed as Quarter of State’s Nursing Homes Earn One Star, Labeled ‘Problem’ Facilities

Challenging times facing nursing homes in Kansas are emblematic of the national trend caused by staffing shortages. About one-fourth of nursing homes in Kansas have been labeled ‘problem’ facilities – that’s about 77 of the state’s 306 buildings. About six in 10 of Kansas nursing homes are owned by for-profit companies; three-fourths of the troubled […]