HHS lets suspense mount on remaining Provider Relief Funds
The Department of Health and Human Services is remaining quiet on how and when it plans to redistribute the approximate $24 billion of what’s left in the Provider Relief Fund.
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AHCA to support providers that adopt COVID-19 vaccine mandates for staff
Providers who decide to adopt mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies for their employees will receive support from the nation’s largest nursing home association.
BREAKING: AHCA backs mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living today backed mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers, joining dozens of other organizations that have done so in recent days.
AHCA 2021 convention to ‘Inspire, Engage, Reunite’ Oct. 10-13
The 72nd annual convention of the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living is taking place in person again and organizers plan for an expansive event Oct. 10-13 near Washington, D.C.
Providers push Congress as negotiations intensify: Nursing homes need traditional infrastructure help
Federal lawmakers negotiating a massive infrastructure deal should allocate support for capital improvements in the nation’s nursing homes, the American Health Care Association and National Association for Assisted Living reiterated Wednesday.
HHS slow rolling long-term care on remaining Provider Relief Funds; industry demands action
Long-term care stakeholders are growing increasingly frustrated while waiting for the remaining billions of dollars in the Provider Relief Fund to be distributed by the federal government.
AHCA vows to continue push toward 75 percent staff vaccination goal
The long-term care industry is more than three-fourths toward its goal of getting 75% of staff vaccinated against COVID-19. Industry leaders say they remain committed to reaching the target rate, even after its self-designated deadline, which passed Wednesday.
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Only 25 percent of operators believe they’ll survive financially through 2021
Just a quarter of long-term care operators are confident they can last just a year or longer due to the financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living.
94% of all nursing homes still facing staffing shortages, new survey shows
Challenges associated with hiring and retaining long-term care workers has gotten worse for about three-quarters of nursing homes this year, according to a new survey from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living.
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