Pandemic ‘not over’ for SNFs with low vax rates: NIC … State won’t fix mistake with nursing home licensing system … Massachusetts nursing home forced to move 78 residents due to flooding …...
More than one-third of operators believe occupancy will return to pre-pandemic levels in 2021: survey
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Danielle Brown
Mar 29, 2021
Long-term care operators appear to be “cautiously optimistic” after a new survey by the National Investment for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) found that more than one-third of organizations believe...
Also in the News for Monday, April 5
Apr 05, 2021
SNF occupancy hit record lows to start the year: NIC report … Alabama nursing homes will keep mask mandates despite state law … Ohio officials walk back on list of nursing homes failing to report vaccinated...
SNF staffing shortages may get ‘much worse’
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Danielle Brown
Oct 25, 2021
Nursing homes and other residential care facilities have already lost about 380,000 workers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020, and the shortages are expected to get even worse,...
Record use of staffing agencies, OT found as largest upswings in occupancy take place: NIC
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Danielle Brown
Apr 19, 2021
Difficulties finding and retaining workers continue to plague long-term care operators more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest data from the National Investment Center for...
Also in the News for Monday, March 7
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Danielle Brown
Mar 07, 2022
SNF occupancy continued slow recovery during December: NIC … Indiana governor ends COVID-19 public health emergency for the state, enhanced Medicaid continues … New Mexico nursing homes to see additional...
Also in the News for Monday, June 29
Jun 29, 2020
Medicaid recipients can’t be charged for PPE, state warns … NIC survey details COVID-19’s impact across senior living, long-term care … Lawmakers ask state attorney generals to investigate nursing...
Also in the News for Monday, June 14
Jun 14, 2021
NIC: Occupancy rates appear to have hit bottom … Nurse who spurred complaint survey, questioned lax COVID protocols brings wrongful termination suit against nursing home company … Increased scrutiny...
Also in the News for Friday, May 14
May 14, 2021
Industry sees signs of upward inflection point in occupancy: NIC … Nursing home residents see 10% decline in cognitive performance caused by pandemic: study … Nursing home workers reject governors’...
Also in the News for Friday, April 8
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 08, 2022
NIC reports increase in senior housing occupancy trends during first quarter despite omicron … Feds allowing providers that failed to report on PRF funds to request additional time … One-fourth of...