Occupancy and Safe Staffing The pandemic diminished occupancy rates. However, occupancy in nursing homes have been steadily declining since the late 1970s. Back then, occupancy was 93 percent of nursing home beds nationally. Occupancy should be higher based on demographics alone. Mark Parkinson is president and CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA). The
The federal government keeps wasting more money on the failing nursing home industry. After giving billions of taxpayer money to for-profit nursing homes that did a terrible job during the pandemic, we are gonna do it again. We are literally throwing taxpayer money to these profitable private companies. DHHS will spend an additional $25.5 billion
Texas is pathetic. Texas nursing homes are the worst. Short-staffed, poorly trained, and mismanaged. Now, they need another bailout from the federal government. Texas is asking for $400 million more in federal coronavirus relief to address a staffing crisis. However, Texas already has $16.7 billion in American Rescue Plan Act money. Texas is now a
The New York National Guard may save the lives of residents and the profits of nursing homes. The Guard will provide custodial care for nursing homes short-staffed. New York’s vaccine mandate kicked in for healthcare workers this week. All nursing home and hospital employees must get at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Inhumane Treatment Nursing home caregivers are burnt-out, frustrated, and ready to quit. Just 1% of nursing homes are currently fully staffed, according to a new survey by the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living. Due to these shortages, nearly every nursing home and assisted living community is asking staff to work overtime or
Ignore Safety The Star-Tribune reported on the case of a Covid whistleblower. Brooke Peoples was the administrator at St. Therese of New Hope nursing home. The facility was the site of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak last year. Peoples said the facility ordered its caregivers to violate safety regulations to prevent the spread of the epidemic in
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