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‘An American tragedy’: 11 nursing home residents died every hour in July and August, Dem report finds

Publish Date September 24, 2020

Two Democratic senators are demanding a better response to COVID-19 in nursing homes from the federal government after an analysis found that more than 16,800 residents and workers died of the disease in July and August.

CMS giving $165M more in Medicaid funding for home- and community-based care

Publish Date September 24, 2020

Researchers call on skilled nursing operators to prioritize immigrant workforce

Publish Date September 24, 2020

Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 24

Publish Date September 24, 2020

Direct care workers would see a $9.4B pay increase with adoption of living wage: industry study

Publish Date September 23, 2020

CMS now using 14 days of data to calculate COVID-19 county positivity rate; HHS could improve nursing home data collection efforts

Publish Date September 23, 2020

Editors' Notes

A vision for long-term care

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Liza Berger

For long-term care, a time of confirmation — and revelation

By

John O'Connor

The Brighter Side

Senior residents go on ziplining adventure through Poconos

By

Danielle Brown

Publish Date September 24, 2020

A Pennsylvania-based retirement community granted the wishes of about a half dozen residents by taking them on a zipline adventure through the Pocono Mountains.