From shifting finances to changing populations, nursing homes are under pressure from all sides

For many Connecticut nursing homes, the next few years will be about survival.

Along with unprecedented staffing shortages and less-than-ideal occupancy rates, nursing home operators are also facing a state Department of Social Services that is intent on “right-sizing” the industry by directing money away from nursing homes and toward home care programs.

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