Roughly 76% of nursing home staff and more than 60% of residents have yet to receive the new Covid-19 bivalent booster, as providers brace for the threat of a tripledemic. That’s according to an AARP analysis of federal data as of mid-October. Some states are further behind than others. Arizona, for example, has only 15.2% […]
In 2014, Hebrew Home at Riverdale’s Medical Director Zachary Palace was faced with a perplexing question: By permitting residents to exercise their full rights as citizens of the state, could he put the senior care center at risk for non-compliance? At that time the Compassionate Care Act, New York’s medical cannabis law, had just been […]
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has earmarked $50 million in funding for the state’s nursing homes and hospitals to ease workforce challenges and other Covid-related obstacles. “This additional funding will help further ease some of the burdens the COVID-19 pandemic has caused our hospitals and skilled nursing facilities across the state,” Maryland Department of Health Secretary […]
The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes was arrested this week on felony charges in connection with the death of residents who were evacuated to a warehouse before Hurricane Ida last year. Bob Glynn Dean, Jr. has been charged in Tangipahoa Parish with eight felony counts of cruelty to persons with infirmities, five felony counts […]
The push to improve the nation’s nursing homes needs to go beyond calling for increased oversight and higher quality resident care as the sector largely remains in the spotlight. Federal officials should also provide skilled nursing operators ways build up the workforce and take steps to reduce staff turnover, in addition to offering residents and […]
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave the green light to a federal regulation that allows nursing homes to use arbitration agreements with residents, but prevents them from making the agreements a prerequisite for admission. The court’s opinion, issued Friday by a three-judge panel, rejected arguments made by a group of nursing homes who […]
When the federal government announced the availability of $25.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding earlier this month, it specifically noted that Provider Relief Funds should not be used for M&A activity. “To help ensure that these provider relief funds are used for patient care, PRF recipients will be required to notify the HHS Secretary of […]
Out of 15,295 nursing homes nationally, 10,913, or 71%, have gone at least 16 months without a standard survey as of May 31, according to an updated report filed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. The report suggests that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid issue guidance for […]
Skilled nursing facilities will need solutions to better retain and attract operational staff like New York-based New Jewish Home’s Geriatric Career Development program. Nevertheless experts say that investment in a universal direct care workforce may be needed. The direct care workforce, which includes certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in nursing homes, typically provide between 60-to-80% of […]
A new report studying nursing home populations during the pandemic shows that four in 10 Medicare recipients in nursing homes had or likely had COVID-19 in 2020. The report additionally found that deaths overall jumped by 32% compared to 2019. The report, conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is part […]
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