Nurse Staffing Levels and Quality of Care in Rural Nursing Homes - “The University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center has released their study of Nurse Staffing Levels and Quality of Care in Rural Nursing Homes. Their findings show that a higher percentage of Registered Nurses in the nursing staff mix was associated with better care quality in both rural hospital-based and freestanding nursing homes.” TO READ MORE click here
Proposal Seeks to Draw Medical Residents to Rural Nebraska - According to the Miami Herald on January 13, 2015, “Medical residents who work in under-served parts of Nebraska could receive up to $120,000 in loan repayments under a new bill in the Legislature... The bill would let residents receive up to $40,000 a year in reimbursement, up to a maximum of $120,000. Residents would have to be enrolled or accepted into an approved medical specialty program in Nebraska.”TO READ MORE click here
