Nursing home operators balk at hiring staff to meet new California care rules

Walgreens plans to receive its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 21 and will inoculate nursing home residents and workers first at 35,000 longterm care facilities nationwide t.....»»

Two of the largest nursing home operators in San Antonio — Creative Solutions in Healthcare and Keystone Care LLC — have designated facilities where residents from any assisted-living center in the region who have tested positive for COVID-19 can be .....»»

Kane Community Living Centers announced that one of its staff members at its Glen Hazel location has tested positive for COVID-19 as a separate nursing home, in Latrobe, acknowledged that one of its residents has tested positive for COVID-19. Kane.....»»

A group of Downstate New York buyers is trying once again to acquire a Wyoming County nursing home. The group last year filed plans to acquire East Side Nursing Home, an 80-bed residential health care facility in Warsaw, from longtime owner Barthol.....»»

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) report credited the powerful effect of vaccinations. Rhoda Winkelman, a resident at the New Jewish Home in Manhattan, received a COVID-19 vaccine on Dec.....»»

One bill, introduced by five U.S. senators late last month, would provide $750 million to states to fund local strike teams to fill staffing shortages during coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes......»»

COVID Outbreak Confirmed At Nursing Home Despite Staff, Patients Being Va.....»»

Leaders from two nursing home trade associations say the long-term care industry will need continued help, both in resources and financially, to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic. The long-term care industry in Pennsylvania is facing an estimate.....»»

My sister put our mother in a nursing home, where she died of COVID-19. Should I take legal action against her or the nursing home?.....»»

The shift in approach is a recognition that the capacity of beds in intensive care units is growing......»»

The shift in approach is a recognition that the capacity of beds in intensive care units is growing. But it's unclear when areas that had been under strict lockdown orders, like the Bay Area, will be allowed to permit more business activity......»»

The department is running ahead of schedule after its first week of vaccinating senior living residents and staff, so it will begin giving shots to home care workers and supportive housing residents, too......»»

13,000 NY Nursing Home Residents And Nearly Half Of Staff Decline COVID-19 Vaccine New York will be reallocating unused COVID-19 vaccines after more than ten thousand nursing home residents and nearly h.....»»

"It's like we're staff but not staff and sometimes forgotten about," a student doctor on hospital placement told Insider. A doctor prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at the Sunrise Care Home in Sidcup, south east.....»»

This week, the eligibility list was updated to add all public-facing healthcare workers. Next week, hospice, home care and long-term care staff will be eligible......»»

California's largest for-profit nursing home chain pays millions for rent and other services to related companies controlled by its owners. Watchdog groups are lobbying the Biden administration to force more disclosure of the industry practice......»»

Jeremy Hogan / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Long-term care facility residents and workers make up one-third of US coronavirus deaths, according to a new database from The New York Time.....»»

Some fear the premium pay available for coronavirus patients could tempt some home operators to move out low-paying residents......»»

As an emergency room doctor, Anurag Gupta has seen the toll of Covid-19 firsthand. "The situation is dire," he said. "Health care resources are strained on a normal day, and now you have something... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

As an emergency room doctor, Anurag Gupta has seen the toll of Covid-19 firsthand. "The situation is dire," Gupta said. "Health care resources are strained on a normal day, and now you have... To view the full story, click the title link......»»