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The lobbying group for Ohio's nursing homes is warning that a new requirement that staff be vaccinated will have unintended consequences.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced plans to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for millions of nursing home staff nationwide.

Will facilities require the vaccine? The Ohio Health Care Association says ‘no.’

Every five years, Ohio nursing homes get new Medicaid reimbursement rates. Amid COVID-19, it's even more critical Titus Wu, The Columbus Dispatch © Doral Chenowith III The Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber retirement community. Like other nursing homes, it stand to benefit from rebasing as it grapples with increased costs from the COVID-19 pandemic. When the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak, the Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber retirement community in Columbus saw staff leave, expenses rise and the burden of caring for residents increase. Popular Searches "Finding the person...

When the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak, the Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber retirement community in Columbus saw staff leave, expenses rise and the burden of caring for residents increase. "Finding the personal protective equipment was challenging. Just dealing with the various changes in regulations and requirements that were coming out, normally on a daily basis... was packed," said Bob Stillman, chief financial officer at Ohio Living. "We were offering appreciation pay for hours' work. Our overtime hours skyrocketed."  Like other skilled nursing facilities, those under Ohio Living ...