Nursing homes will be required to have minimum levels of front-line caregivers for the first time under a new requirement the Biden administration announced Monday. The final policy, unveiled by Vice President Harris, comes despite intense lobbying from the nursing home industry and opposition from bipartisan lawmakers, who argue a federal standard is unfeasible because […]
The jabs are being given faster than planned in England, because a new variant is spreading in the UK. Source link You Might Also Like! Risk of Death From COVID in Nursing Homes: Race Matters Ouslander agreed. “We all have a social responsibility,” he said. “Just because you’re not going into a nursing home,” he […]
The White House on Friday announced a round of new initiatives aimed at improving nursing home safety, including one to establish a 24/7 “federal floor” on staffing levels to ensure homes are properly staffed. “The nursing home industry receives nearly $100 billion annually from American taxpayers, yet too many nursing homes chronically understaff their facilities […]
Over the weeks, Margaret jots down in her diary what she sees. It ranges from a note about the lack of potatoes for her dinner, to the Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) form she is asked to sign with the doctor on the phone, and the matron in her room. Initially she signs it, but […]
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Ambulance crews say they are treating more people who are sick because they cannot afford to heat their home. Source link You Might Also Like! Risk of Death From COVID in Nursing Homes: Race Matters Ouslander agreed. “We all have a social responsibility,” he said. “Just because you’re not going into a nursing home,” he […]
More than 1,300 nursing homes in the U.S., most of them for-profit facilities, experienced extremely high COVID-19 infection rates in 2020, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services. For the OIG’s study, the agency took Medicare claims data to find nursing […]
The Biden administration is planning a crackdown to reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes and the misdiagnosis of schizophrenia in patients, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday. Beginning this month, CMS will conduct targeted audits to determine whether nursing homes are accurately assessing and coding individuals with […]
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Nov. 19, 2021 — When you have to help a parent choose a nursing home or you need nursing home care yourself, you can consult a healthcare professional, talk to friends, or look at the Nursing Home Compare website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS website includes star ratings for […]