The demand for long-term care insurance is still there
Although insurers may be scared of chronic care benefits, but a recent data from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company suggest
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Nursing Homes
Nursing Homes Are Reopening In West Virginia, But Not Everyone Can Visit Yet
(By Rachel Martin and Christianna Silva for NPR) Mark Shaver hadn’t seen his 96-year-old mother Betty in months when he
Read MoreTexas Calls In A Strike Force To Try To Slow Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes
(By John Burnett for NPR) Some of the worst coronavirus outbreaks have occurred at long-term care facilities that now account
Read MoreMore than 95,000 nursing home residents have gotten COVID-19, CMS says
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. nursing homes reported more than 95,000 COVID-19 cases among residents as of May
Read MoreNearly 26,000 Nursing Home Residents Have Died From COVID-19, Federal Data Show
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) Newly released data from the U.S. government show that nearly 26,000 nursing home residents have died
Read MoreMedicare may owe you a refund if you had to pay for rehab due to observation status.
Until recently, Medicare patients had no recourse if the hospital changed their status from inpatient to observation resulting in Medicare
Read MoreTo test our way out of the Covid-19 nightmare, focus on nursing homes
(By Donald H. Taylor, Jr. for STAT) Less than 1% of Americans live in nursing homes, yet these facilities account
Read MoreNursing Home Association Asks For $10 Billion In Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) With more than 11,000 resident deaths, nursing homes have become the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreNew CMS panel seeks answers for nursing homes fighting coronavirus
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has created an independent commission to make recommendations for responding to the COVID-19
Read MoreWe have been failing our frail seniors
As of April 23rd, there were more than 10,000 reported deaths from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities – in just
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