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Iowa’s Labor Shortage

Unsafe Staffing The nursing home industry has argued that unsafe staffing is a result of a labor shortage. Somehow, they argue, no one is available to work at long term care facilities.  The latest government data showed that 2022 was the second-best year on record in terms of raw job growth, behind only 2021. The Iowa

Tragic and Preventable

Cleveland ABC news reported the tragic death of a long term care resident. Frances Washington was found dead outside of Forest Hills Place, an assisted living facility. Where was the supervision? 3News confirmed that the Cleveland Heights Fire Department responded to the scene. At about 8:20 a.m. a Cleveland Heights Fire Department squad was driving

How to Choose a Home?

According to a recent study by Genworth Financial, the median cost of nursing home care in the United States was $8,910 per month for a private room and $7,800 per month for a semi-private room in 2021. These costs are significantly higher than your average mortgage or credit card bills and they can be a hefty

The End of SavaSeniorCare…Again

SavaSeniorCare will cease to exist as a company and transition into “regional operators” by the end of January 2023. CMS data showed as September 2022, Sava downsized to the 11th-largest U.S. nursing home operator. Sava had 92 facilities. Sava blames COVID and not fiscal mismanagement. The operator and its related entities agreed to pay $11.2 million

Medicare and Skilled Care

Demographics According to the 2020 U.S Census, people aged 65 and over comprise 16.8% of the country’s population. 70% of people currently age 65 or older will need some kind of long-term care, according to the federal government. However, there are only 1.7 million nursing home beds in 15,600 facilities, according to the Centers for

Powerful Documentary

I’d like to bring to your attention an important project that I hope you will consider supporting. “No Country For Old People” is a critically needed documentary inspired by award-winning filmmaker, Susie Singer Carter’s experience with our broken Long Term Care system for her mother from egregious nursing home neglect and abuse. Susie has partnered

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