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A group of nonprofit advocacy organizations is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges new, federally mandated staffing levels in nursing homes.
The National Association of Local Long-Term Care Ombudsmen is among seven organizations hoping to ask a federal judge to deny a request made by the nursing home industry and 20 state attorneys general – including Iowa’s Brenna Bird — for an injunction that would block implementation of the new staffing requirements…