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Market And Political Pressures Grow On Skilled Nursing Facilities
Bipartisan federal legislation in the House and Senate would create new incentives for post-acute patients to receive rehabilitation and other post-hospital care at home rather than in a SNF.
What Are States Doing With New Federal Funding For Medicaid Home-Based Long-Term Care?
When Congress increased the federal contribution to Medicaid’s home and community based care program by 10 percent or about $12 billion. What are governors doing with the money?
Staff Shortages Are Hammering Long-term Care Facilities, Home Care Agencies, and Families
A new industry survey reports that only 1 percent of nursing homes and 4 percent of assisted living facilities (ALFs) say they are fully staffed, while 89 percent of nursing homes and 82 percent of ALFs report moderate or severe shortages.
Is Congress About To Take Historic Steps To Enhance Elder Care?
Over the next few months, lawmakers will decide whether to both increase and fundamentally refocus federal support for older adults and younger people with disabilities.
Biden’s Vaccine Order Will Require Most, But Not All, Long-Term Care Providers To Get Jabbed
His order should give families comfort that most licensed providers, from doctors to home health aides, will be vaccinated.
With Medicare Undecided On Whether To Pay, Alzheimer’s Drug Maker Biogen Offers Free Doses
A funny thing happened on the way to that $56,00-a-year Alzheimer’s drug: Payers are reluctant to pay, providers are reluctant to prescribe, and the price is coming down—at least for some patients.
New Ethics Standards For Docs Who Care for People With Dementia
The guidelines highlight the need for physicians to recognize patient autonomy and the key role played by family caregivers. And they require doctors to acknowledge the need to balance independence and risk as they discuss care choices.
It Is Time To Mandate Covid-19 Vaccines In Long-Term Care Facilities
Eight months after the vaccine was made widely available to health care workers, only about 60 percent of nursing home staff has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Hill Democrats Offer Nursing Homes More Money, But Demand Reforms In Return
This week, powerful Hill Democrats are offering nursing homes a tough bargain: More funding in exchange for significant staffing reform.
Biden Proposes The Biggest Medicaid Home-Based Long-Term Care Expansion In History, But….
President Biden has proposed a major expansion of Medicaid’s home-based long-term care program. But it still falls short of resolving the nation’s elder care challenge.
