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Nursing Homes Ask Legislature for Relief from "Heavy-Handed" Regulations

Lobbyist Cindy Luxem tells a Kansas House committee that the nursing home industry is on the brink of financial collapse. (Photo credit: Peter Hancock, Lawrence Journal World)
Lobbyist Cindy Luxem tells a Kansas House committee that the nursing home industry is on the brink of financial collapse. (Photo credit: Peter Hancock, Lawrence Journal World)

Kansas nursing homes say too much red tape at both the state and federal levels is threatening to drive them out of business. And, as Jim McLean of the Kansas News Service reports, they’re asking state lawmakers for help.