$400 billion for home services would boost nursing home workers too: experts
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Danielle Brown
Sep 01, 2021
Congressional lawmakers moving ahead with President Joe Biden’s pledge to send $400 billion to provide toward home- and community-based services could “pay huge dividends” for the entire long-term...
New infection control group says it will reduce LTC citations
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Danielle Brown
Sep 01, 2021
Long-term care providers have a new, “meaningful resource” to improve infection control practices and reduce citations, according to organizers.
State testing residents’ immunity levels before COVID-19 boosters roll out
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 31, 2021
Maryland health officials have launched a program to test the antibody levels of 500 nursing home residents and determine how many seniors are in need of COVID-19 booster shots.
Nursing homes risk losing more than 20% of workers due to vaccine mandate: survey
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Danielle Brown
Aug 30, 2021
More than half of unvaccinated nursing home workers plan to find a job where COVID-19 vaccines are not required following the issuance of a federal mandate, according to a new survey likely to reinforce...
‘Never seen it this bad’: Nursing homes, other facilities have lost 380K workers since pandemic’s...
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Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2021
Nursing homes shed another 1,500 jobs in the month of July, bringing the total for residential care facilities to approximately 380,000 since February 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to...
Oklahoma town celebrates oldest living resident for 112th birthday
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Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2021
Community members across Guthrie, OK, stopped for a moment last week to celebrate the birthday of the state’s oldest resident on record.
Delta variant decreasing vaccine effectiveness among frontline healthcare workers, CDC study shows
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2021
Fully vaccinated frontline healthcare workers were significantly better protected from contracting COVID-19 before the delta variant emerged as the dominant strain, according to new data released by the...
Skilled nursing companies rank high in ‘Best Workplaces’ ratings
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Danielle Brown
Aug 24, 2021
Senior Living Properties, Trilogy Health Services and Legacy Healthcare were among the large skilled nursing providers earning top rankings in this year’s Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services lists.
More than 80% of SNFs see occupancy improvement: Ziegler
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Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2021
Most operators are seeing improvements in their skilled nursing occupancy when compared to their pandemic “low point,” according to the latest results of the Ziegler CFO Hotline survey.
Man’s best friend: Nursing home residents gift robot therapy pets for emotional support
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 18, 2021
Caring for real animals is likely a tough task for nursing home residents, but that doesn’t mean they have to miss out on the joy associated with pet ownership.