The pandemic pummeled long-term care – it may not recover quickly, experts warn
(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) Nursing homes and other long term care facilities have lost a record number of residents
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Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help
Read MoreAt Nursing Homes, Long Waits for Results Render Covid Tests ‘Useless’
(By Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News) More nursing homes are waiting longer for covid-19 test results for residents and
Read MoreIn California Nursing Homes, Omicron Is Bad, but So Is the Isolation
(By Linda Marsa for Kaiser Health News) Dina Halperin had been cooped up alone for three weeks in her nursing
Read MoreTo Advance Information on Quality of Care, CMS Makes Nursing Home Staffing Data Available
(Source – CMS.gov) As part of its commitment to improve transparency and help families and caregivers find the best quality
Read MoreFamilies Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun
Read MoreAfter ‘Truly Appalling’ Death Toll in Nursing Homes, California Rethinks Their Funding
(By Samantha Young for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — About 1 in 8 Californians who have died of covid
Read MoreNursing homes can now lift most COVID restrictions on visits
(Source – NPR) WASHINGTON — The government on Friday directed nursing homes to open their doors wide to visitors, easing
Read MoreNursing Home Residents Overlooked in Scramble for Covid Antibody Treatments
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Of the dozens of patients Dr. Jim Yates has treated for covid-19 at
Read More3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes receive billions of taxpayers’ dollars every year to care for chronically
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