As this year comes to an end, it can be helpful to set aside time to reflect on what we have achieved and celebrate those successes with our teams. It is also beneficial to take stock of what obstacles...
Long-term care providers are now struggling with a shortage of ambulance operators in addition to their own struggles with finding workers during the ongoing public health crisis.
Providers must make COVID booster shots available to all residents: governor
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 30, 2021
Long-term care providers should have no problem complying with a new emergency order issued by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) requiring facilities to provide access COVID-19 booster shot access to all...
Senior care needs staffing help, but price gouging isn’t helpful
By
Zach Shamberg
Nov 29, 2021
In mid-September, we at the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) reached out to our members, including nursing homes, personal care homes and assisted living communities, to better understand the...
Senators want to know: Will vets be pulled from state-run VA facilities over vaccine mandates?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 29, 2021
Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, both Republicans, are demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs on how veterans in long-term care facilities could be impacted by federal COVID-19...
House passage of Build Back Better Act ‘major step forward’ for providers, seniors
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 22, 2021
The nation’s second largest nursing home association applauded U.S. House lawmakers on Friday after they passed legislation that would invest hundreds of millions of dollars into training long-term care...
Prior bariatric surgery may protect against severe COVID-19 outcomes
Nov 17, 2021
Among COVID-19-positive adults, outcomes better for those with prior bariatric surgery versus those eligible for bariatric surgery
And so, it begins…
By
Martie Moore
Nov 19, 2021
I will admit that I have never seen “Lord of the Rings.” Yes, I know I am an oddity. Yet, I do know that the words were used by King Théoden for an ominous, foreboding warning of what was coming… ...
How telemedicine is making every moment count
By
Brian Wallace
Nov 19, 2021
Over the last two decades, nursing homes have faced a major shift in staffing that has altered the care being provided. While nursing positions were primarily staffed by RN’s, they have now been largely...
Eliminating vaccine hesitancy through education
By
Helen Adeosun
Kevin Smith
Nov 17, 2021
The last 19 months have been filled with many unknowns, and healthcare has been forever impacted because of it. The COVID-19 Delta variant is creating continued challenges, filling ICUs and hospital beds...