Time to allow visits: Vaccine success supports reopening in long-term care, advocates say
State and federal officials are being urged to ease visitation restrictions as COVID-19 vaccinations continue and cases fall among residents.
Long-Term Care
Booster shots in LTC? Feds pledge quick approval of new drugs
Booster shots that target emergent coronavirus strains could be welcome protection for LTC residents if the drugs meet efficacy and safety standards, clinicians say.
Vaccines safe for long-term care residents, first-month data show
Resident deaths following receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination are not linked to the shot, according to data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Are we there yet? Vaccination success won’t ease need for LTC vigilance, observers say
The need for stepped-up infection control measures likely will remain a necessity for the foreseeable future, say industry observers and stakeholders.
More than 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses await use in long-term care
Two weeks after nearly 2.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were distributed to U.S. states for use in long-term care, approximately 280,000 residents and staff members have been vaccinated.
LTC occupational therapists see 1.54% salary raise
Occupational therapists at long-term care facilities received an average 1.54% boost in pay this year, up to $41.42 per hour, according to new data released this week in the 14th annual HCS Rehabilitation Salary & Benefits Report.
Direct care workers would see a $9.4B pay increase with adoption of living wage: industry study
Increasing direct care workers’ pay to a living wage would not only raise their total wages by $9.4 billion by 2022, it would also come with a set of benefits for operators, which includes less staff shortages and turnover costs, an industry study reveals.
Despite historic conditions, leaders show resilience, attraction to ‘meaningful’ work, McKnight’s Survey finds
The dangerous and often deadly conditions in nursing homes during the pandemic have not broken the dedication of top managers, a new McKnight’s survey finds.
‘Top to bottom’ review of LTC bureau ordered after months of abuse and neglect claims not investigated
A thorough review of the Illinois Bureau of Long-Term Care is being conducted after the department failed to properly process and investigate abuse and neglect complaints at facilities for about three months during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents’ votes at risk thanks to pandemic
Visitor restrictions at long-term care facilities and adapted voting procedures due to the pandemic are clouding the prospects of nursing home residents getting to a ballot box this November, advocates warn.
