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Winter storm forced evacuations at 33 long-term care facilities
by KHOU 11 Houston on February 24, 2021 at 4:06 pm
A total of 106 nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Greater Houston reported an “emergency event” to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
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AARP NY Calls on Governor Cuomo to Add Five-Point Nursing Home Reform Plan to NYS Budget Proposal
by Morningstar on February 17, 2021 at 5:56 pm
AARP New York today called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to include in his 2021-22 State Budget proposal a Five-Point Nursing Home Reform Plan to require minimum hours of direct care and increased staffing levels in nursing homes,
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Discharge redesign: Training program translates to staff buy-in, lower rehospitalization rates
by McKnight's Long-Term Care News Online on February 17, 2021 at 3:16 pm
A program shown to improve resident discharge in nursing homes and cut readmissions works best when it is implemented gradually, according to a new study.
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‘A Very Different Type of Patient’: SNF Stakeholders Predict Recalibration of Home Health Diversions
by homehealthcarenews.com/ on February 16, 2021 at 3:29 pm
A growing number of stakeholders in the skilled nursing facility (SNF) world believe the recent spike in hospital discharges to home health care services
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The nurses we need: COVID or not, staffing is a real problem at nursing homes throughout New York
by New York Daily News on February 15, 2021 at 2:48 pm
When state Attorney General Tish James issued a report late last month on the COVID death toll in New York’s nursing homes, she drew a seriously consequential conclusion, finding that facilities with higher resident death rates were closely correlated to those that were understaffed.
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