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Nursing Homes Object to Higher Fees, More Staffing
CHICAGO (AP) -- Advocates for nursing home residents told an Illinois task force Thursday that they're in favor of increased staffing requirements for the facilities.

The Rev. Elaine Bellis of Chicago's Community Renewal Society says more nurses and nursing assistants are especially important in parts of Chicago where the majority of nursing home residents are black.

She cited an analysis by the Chicago Reporter, which found a disproportionate number of Illinois nursing homes with mostly black residents appear on a federal list of poorly performing facilities.

Bellis and state Sen. Jacqueline Collins of Chicago asked the task force to include protections against racial bias in its recommendations.

The nursing home industry is speaking out against across-the-board increased staffing requirements.

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