A senior community’s creative approach to a fishing trip received acclaim on an international level.
More than 50 coronavirus wrongful death suits have been filed against long-term care facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2020
Dozens of nursing homes and long-term care providers across the country are already being targeted with coronavirus-related lawsuits, a new report shows.
100-year-old gets his first birthday bash ever at Ohio facility
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2020
Elmer Kruse, a resident at Terrace View Gardens in Cincinnati never had a birthday party for himself. That changed this year after staff members threw him a 100th birthday celebration to remember.
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Oct 01, 2020
Hospital discharges to SNFs still on the decline: report … Leadership, staff empowerment the keys to staff retention at nursing homes, research shows … DC-area nursing home inspectors not required...
Keeping workers will be biggest struggle for nursing homes as pandemic persists, national policy expert...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2020
Workforce challenges that have plagued long-term care operators during the coronavirus pandemic will get worse as the crisis further progresses this year, one of the nation’s top health policy analysts...
Residents, staff in all long-term care facilities should be first in line for coronavirus vaccine: AHCA
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Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2020
The nation’s largest nursing home association is calling on state governors to prioritize residents and staff in long-term care facilities for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine as the leaders prepare to submit...
Administration’s added coronavirus tests for nursing homes just ‘a drop in the bucket,’ industry...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2020
The federal government’s plan to ship a total of 33 million additional point-of-care tests to nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the coming weeks is just “a drop in the bucket [when] considering...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 30
Sep 30, 2020
Report alleges Medicaid discrimination at Massachusetts nursing homes … CMS provides guidance on emergency preparedness testing exercises … NIC, UChicago to study impact of COVID-19 pandemic on seniors...
Federal report offers crisis strategies for LTC providers
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 29, 2020
Post-acute and long-term care providers have an additional tool on how to adjust their operations and standards of care during the COVID-19 pandemic or future emergencies.
Fears grow after research shows that seniors aren’t being included in COVID-19 vaccine trials
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 29, 2020
Concern is increasing among researchers because seniors are being from clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments. The elderly are by far the most at risk of being infected by or dying from the coronavirus.