Concerns grow that pandemic relief bill will accelerate ongoing shift to HCBS
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Amy Novotney
Mar 01, 2021
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday includes billions of dollars in new funding for government long-term services and supports for frail...
Health department admonishes senior living company for marketing early vaccines to prospects
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Amy Novotney
Feb 09, 2021
In an effort to attract prospective residents and fill vacant units amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some senior living operators have been adding vaccine access to their marketing toolbox. A handful...
Innovation, transparency will help operators recover from pandemic’s reputational crisis: panelists
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Amy Novotney
Feb 05, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic created a crisis in confidence on the part of adult children making long-term care decisions for their parents. It also demonstrated how difficult it can be to differentiate senior...
Financial incentives, elimination of regulatory barriers may help expand availability of small-house...
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Amy Novotney
Jan 11, 2021
Despite evidence that residents within one of the best-known alternative nursing home models, the Green House Project, have fared much better amid the COVID-19 pandemic than those in traditional skilled...
SNF occupancy edges slightly up in October but is still down nearly 10 percent from last year: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Jan 08, 2021
Occupancy rates at nursing homes across the country continued to be depressed in October, according to data from the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report, published by the National Investment Center for...
More than a third of seniors will wait to get COVID-19 vaccine: survey
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Amy Novotney
Dec 15, 2020
As COVID-19 vaccinations among high-risk populations begin this week, more than one in three seniors (36%) now say they plan to wait to get the vaccine, according to a new survey from insurance firm GoHealth....
Experts stress need for wage increases to decrease shortages among long-term care staff
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Amy Novotney
Dec 09, 2020
Increasing pay for direct care workers really can help long-term care operators combat staffing shortages, according to a blog post this week in Health Affairs. The article discussed how several states,...
Town’s only nursing facility converting to ALF, as national study finds ‘dangerously low’ occupancy...
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Amy Novotney
Dec 03, 2020
Amid deteriorating finances that don’t allow for much-needed building infrastructure updates, the only skilled nursing facility in the town of Norton, MA, will be closing by early next year and will...
Bipartisan lawmakers propose new $908B COVID-19 relief bill that includes liability protections, support...
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Amy Novotney
Dec 02, 2020
A group of bipartisan House and Senate lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a $908 billion COVID-19 relief proposal that includes liability protections, support for small businesses and at least some federal...
Many healthcare employers not reporting COVID-19 worker deaths: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Dec 02, 2020
Some healthcare employers — including a number of long-term care facilities — have been choosing not to report healthcare worker deaths to occupational safety officials amid the pandemic, according...