The replies etched a clear pattern. Nursing homes were more than twice as likely to say they had no room when responding to inquiries from families saying they planned to pay for care with Medicaid — the government health program relied on by low-income residents — rather than paying privately. […]
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Census pressure and uncertainties caused by COVID-19 continue to threaten the nursing home industry. But at least one major real estate investment trust CEO sees this period as a time of good opportunity for nursing home operators. In brief, solid things are forged out of fire, believes Rick Matros, president […]
ALBANY – Workers who cared for residents of nursing homes and homes for the developmentally disabled during the COVID-19 pandemic are warning that their ranks are dwindling rapidly, and they’re pressing New York State to mount a major recruiting and retention campaign before a second wave of the virus hits. […]
After being held responsible for the high mortality rate among COVID-19 patients in the city, 27 nursing homes, which were earlier barred from admitting COVID-19 patients, will be allowed to do so again starting from September 15. Due to the growing cases and the chaos of looking for beds, BMC […]
Bent Philipson says, “[This] isn’t your typical nursing home.” Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, part of the Philosophy Care network of facilities, celebrated its 31st anniversary this year with construction crews wrapping up the facility’s head-to-toe building renovations, which started back in the fall of 2017. Bent Philipson, Pathways’ owner […]
Now that fall semester is in full swing, nursing students are getting settled into their new schedules. But just before classes began, faculty took time to prepare them for clinicals with a refresher “re-boot” camp. More than 200 sophomores safely practiced putting on and taking off personal protective equipment, starting […]
MILTON – The state Department of Health has determined a Northumberland County long-term care facility had provided proper treatment COVID-19 infected resident who died. The Milton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center was notified by a letter Wednesday from Kevin Fowler, a manager in the nursing care facilities division. The center had […]
[email protected] Many of us will have met a nurse during our lives. It may be that you’ve been cared for by one when you’ve fallen ill at school, you’ve been tended to in hospital by a nurse when you’ve been injured, or you may even have a family member who […]
1. North Dakota not following its own criteria for COVID-19 risk levels as ‘painful week’ continues As North Dakota suffers through the harshest days of the pandemic to date, Gov. Doug Burgum again declined on Thursday, Oct. 8, to bump up the COVID-19 risk level for a handful of counties […]
Share This Article: Students at work in the LearnMore nurse assistant training program. Photo courtesy of LearnMore. Thanks in part to a $120,000 grant, the Nile Sisters Development Initiative Thursday expanded LearnMore, a vocational nurse assistant training program to help underserved communities prepare for in- demand health care careers. Support […]
LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) – Coronavirus mandates and restrictions for nursing homes and long-term care facilities will continue under an order from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The order issued Tuesday is very similar to measures imposed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week before the Michigan Supreme Court […]
Jannette Pippin | The Daily News Coastal Carolina Community College nursing student Precious Baker will be changing uniforms when she finishes her training. The Navy veteran is looking forward to continuing her service to others in a new way and the challenges the medical profession has seen in the midst […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Nursing homes across the state continue to face staffing issues with nearly 30 percent of those responding to a government survey reporting critical employee shortages even as their occupancy rates dipped slightly, a CBS17.com data analysis found. CBS17.com reviewed data Wednesday released by the Centers for […]
SANTA CRUZ — An outbreak of COVID-19 cases has caused another five deaths at the Watsonville Post-Acute Center, a skilled nursing facility. As of Wednesday afternoon, 46 residents and 15 staff at the nursing facility have tested positive for COVID-19. The five deaths raise the total deaths at the facility related […]
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued emergency orders to maintain existing COVID-19 precautions in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities Tuesday in the wake of a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision invalidating many of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus executive orders. One of the orders issued by […]
Families with loved ones in nursing homes in St. Louis County got some good news when it was announced they will be able to have indoor and outdoor socially distanced visits. “I am announcing the county is adopting the new state guidelines for long term care facilities which allows many […]
LIHU‘E — The Mokihana Club President Terri Gately and the club’s Nursing Scholarship Chair, Becky Fries, announced that 15 students in the Kaua‘i Community College nursing program were recently awarded a total of $20,000 from the club. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, The Mokihana Club was unable to […]
Face masks, eye protection and scrubs. Undergraduate nursing students, a semester and a half away from becoming registered nurses, already looked the part. Many of the students hadn’t seen each other in person since March since UNC School of Nursing courses are all virtual — other than simulation activities, or […]
© Provided by The Indian Express As Covid cases rise, the managements of various hospitals across Pune are struggling to retain their critical care nursing staff by engaging in counselling sessions and raising their monthly Covid allowance. Over 900 persons with Covid-19 are currently critical, of which 480 need artificial […]
Health experts around the world recognized early in the COVID-19 pandemic that older people were most at risk of becoming seriously ill and dying from the new coronavirus. But despite those early findings, thousands of Connecticut residents in long-term care facilities have died. A final state-commissioned report released Thursday concluded […]
Abstract and Introduction Abstract Background: Improved discharge planning and extension of care to the general care unit for patients transferring from intensive care may prevent readmission to the intensive care unit and prolonged hospital stays. Morbidity, mortality, and costs increase in readmitted intensive care patients.Objectives: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW)– The state of Ohio will begin allowing indoor visits at nursing homes and assisted living facilities on Oct. 12. Stark, Ashland counties raised to red level for coronavirus Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Aging Director Ursel McElroy made the announcement during a coronavirus news […]
Ohio will begin allowing indoor visitation at nursing homes, long-term care centers and intermediate care facilities, months after closing their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Intermediate care facilites, which house people with developmental disabilities, can resume indoor visits this coming Monday, September 28. Nursing homes and long-term care facilities […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state of Ohio is expanding nursing home visitation to allow for indoor visits beginning Oct. 12 and intermediate care facilities to begin indoor visits beginning Sept. 28. As the weather gets cooler, the state understood outdoor visitations would be less accommodating and came up with a […]
Nursing Homes Can Allow Indoor Visitation On October 12 By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU Posted on: Thursday, September 24, 2020 < < Back to COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio will begin allowing indoor visitation at nursing homes, long-term care centers and intermediate care facilities, months after closing their doors due […]