The government wants to set staffing standards at nursing homes, but the industry says there are too few nurses to allow it to comply.

Execs of four New York nursing homes siphoned more than $83 million in government funding — while allowing residents to live under horrific conditions, a suit claims.

Owners, operators and landlords of four nursing homes in New York misused more than $83 million in taxpayer money, NY Attorney General Letitia James said in a lawsuit.