Fortune had an article about immigration and labor shortages in nursing homes. Nursing homes across the United States are facing an escalating staffing crisis, largely driven by recent changes in immigration policy. Immigrant workers make up a substantial portion, up to 30%, of the long-term care workforce, filling essential roles such as nursing assistants, aides, maintenance
Dana White and Chris Knoblock released their 12 minute short film entitled: Involuntary. The film is a powerful, based on real life, scenario of a nursing home resident, Carlton, who is involuntarily discharged and dumped at a shelter. In review of the film it is clear to me that this was obviously conducted in violation
Republicans passed the reconciliation bill which included a 10-year delay on the federal staffing mandate, no change in nursing home provider taxes, and sweeping spending cuts that will indirectly affect skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). This bill cuts $1 trillion in health care and food assistance spending but will increase the national deficit by $3.4 trillion
Newsweek reported on the growing crisis is unfolding in the United States as nursing homes continue to shut down at alarming rates, despite an increasing need for elder care. Since 2015, more than 800 nursing facilities have closed across the country, with the majority of states experiencing a net loss. The trend has only worsened since
Trump intends to cut Medicaid by more than $800 billion over the next decade. McKnight’s reported on a recent study conducted by Vincent Mor, PhD, a noted long-term care researcher in Brown’s Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice. He notes that 579 nursing homes are named in a new report as being at “elevated risk”
According to a June 3 letter written by public health economists and researchers, the rolling back of nursing home staff levels could lead to 13,000 preventable deaths. Various ranking members of the Senate Finance Committee, researchers, and other Senate holdings warned that the Trump administration’s budget will result in more than 42,500 deaths annually. This
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