Turning residents away may be only option for nursing homes to operate, exec says
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2021
Long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania are considering turning new resident admissions away due to ongoing workforce shortages.
Agency staff more prevalent but less dependable: survey
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2021
Staffing struggles continue at historic levels, according to a new national survey of long-term care providers, some of whom acknowledge they are being forced to turn to fewer options to cover their workforce...
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Oct 07, 2021
Staffing, oversight of nursing homes takes extreme heat during hearing … Embattled Louisiana operator stands by hurricane evacuation plan … Indiana facility finally reopens to residents months after...
Nearly a millennium of fun: NY facility celebrates 9 centenarians
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Danielle Brown
Oct 06, 2021
Turning 100 years old doesn’t happen every day — but it does more often than usual at one New York nursing home. The Glendale Home, a 210-bed facility in Schenectady County, NY, hosted its annual...
State exec expects ‘fire sale’ of nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Oct 05, 2021
The leader of the New Hampshire Health Care Association expects the state’s acquisition market for nursing homes to be very active thanks to the rough operating environment and workforce struggles for...
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Oct 05, 2021
LeadingAge unveils booster shot toolkit for providers … Georgia Supreme Court sides with nursing home in arbitration case … California governor signs bills aimed at increasing financial transparency...
CDC: Reduce citations with these antibiotic stewardship tools
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Danielle Brown
Oct 05, 2021
Long-term care providers constantly being cited for lapses in antibiotic stewardship should adopt antibiotic-use protocols to improve adherence to federal infection control guidelines, according to a new...
Instead of mandate exodus, NY operators get major surge in employee vaccinations
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 05, 2021
If New York is any indicator of how vaccine mandates work in long-term care facilities, the industry could soon be in good shape. Several Empire State providers struggling to get staff vaccinated saw their...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 5
Oct 05, 2021
Louisiana operator plans legal battle to get facilities licenses, Medicaid contracts restored … Catholic Health Association backs COVID vaccinations, says few bishops granting religious exemptions …...
Botched Louisiana evacuation brings more federal scrutiny of LTC operators
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 04, 2021
Providers across the country may now be subject to stricter emergency preparedness requirements following a botched evacuation during Hurricane Ida that left 15 Louisiana residents dead.