Showing posts with label SNF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SNF. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Nursing Homes Create Phony Diagnoses to Sedate Patients with Dangerous Drugs, Doubling Risk of Death

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The New York Times (NYT) , in a recent front-page Sunday article, " Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes ,...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Medicare Advantage Plans and Staffing Shortages Slowing Hospitals Discharges to Nursing Homes

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Skilled nursing admissions are being slowed by both staffing shortages and  Medicare Advantage restrictions.  According to a recent   articl...
Monday, July 26, 2021

Home Health Care Staff Shortages Threaten Health- Frustrates Aging in Place

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This Blog has reported the threat staffing shortages pose to the long-term institutional care industry , its residents, and its patients.  S...
Friday, July 16, 2021

Staff Shortages Worsen in Long-term Care Industry

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Among the many reasons supporting the decision to age in place is a worsening staff shortage in the long-term care industry.  A survey publi...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Son's Filial Responsibility Nursing Home Debt Dischargeable in Bankruptcy; Not Required to Spend All of Mother’s Assets on Her Care

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As previously discussed in this blog , nursing homes have devised various schemes to ensure collection of costs from family members of resid...
Friday, July 2, 2021

COVID-19 Still Killing 800 a Month in Nursing Homes

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Nursing home deaths from COVID-19 remain sharply down from their winter peaks, but the declines have now plateaued and more than 800 residen...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Nursing Home Mortality Rate Soared 32 Percent in 2020

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The coronavirus pandemic’s “devastating impact” on nursing homes led to a 32% spike in overall mortality rate among Medicare residents durin...
Friday, June 25, 2021

Nursing Home Residents May Have Lower Vaccine Immune Response

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A COVID-19 vaccine administered to nursing home residents in northeast Ohio was less effective in creating an antibody response in them than...
Monday, June 14, 2021

Nearly 40% of SNF's Reported No 2020 COVID-19 Deaths; SNF Risk of Death Still Ten Times Higher than Independent Living

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In rare good news regarding health outcomes in nursing homes, particularly during the pandemic, a recent study found that nearly 40% of nurs...
Friday, June 11, 2021

Guardian Lawfully Refused Family's Request to Remove Ward from Nursing Home Amidst Pandemic

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COVID-19 may have revealed with horrific and heart-breaking clarity just how deeply is the bias for institutional care in our legal and heal...
Thursday, May 27, 2021

CMS Requires LTC Providers Report Weekly COVID Vaccine Data; Data Made Public

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Long-term care facilities are required to report weekly data on COVID-19 vaccination status for both residents and staff under a new interim...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Early COVID-19 Vaccinations Reduce Nursing Home Cases

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A  new study recently found that facilities that started the COVID-19 vaccination process earlier were less likely to have new cases  compar...