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WASHINGTON (AP) - All nursing homes could soon be required to have sprinkler systems, a move aimed at updating an estimated 2,500 older facilities around the country.
The federal agency that oversees the safety of nursing homes has asked for feedback about how much time affected homes should have to comply with its proposed rule. The large majority of nursing homes in the country, about 14,000, already contain comprehensive sprinkler systems.
However, some deadly fires in recent years — most notably 2003 fires in Hartford, Conn., and Nashville, Tenn. — highlighted safety weaknesses in some older nursing homes.
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