A recent New York Times article about nursing homes is shameful, lazy journalism. Coupled with the need to sell advertising space, it purposefully perpetuates misunderstandings about nursing homes, caregivers and government surveyors alike.
What are long-term care operators supposed to do when almost everything seems to be spinning out of control?
The federal government’s plan to ship a total of 33 million additional point-of-care tests to nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the coming weeks is just “a drop in the bucket [when] considering the volume needed” by providers, observed leaders of the nation’s second largest nursing home association.
Multiple local and state health officials are leveraging strike teams to help nursing home providers fighting coronavirus outbreaks in their facilities. The strategy is proven to be helpful for many states and operators, a New York Times report detailed.
The nation’s largest nursing home association is pushing back after a major national media outlet criticized the long-term care industry’s lobbying efforts aimed at helping providers survive the public health crisis.
Nursing homes around the world were excluded from emergency preparation plans as government’s rushed to ensure that hospitals could handle an onslaught of coronavirus patients during the beginning of the pandemic, a report by the New York Times detailed.
Nursing home residents and workers may be among the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine, depending on what a federal committee decides.
Nursing home operators and insurers are butting heads over who should cover COVID-19 testing costs for workers.
The federal government is still weeks away from publicly reporting nationwide COVID-19 nursing home data, according to an NBC News report.
When stuff hits the fan, it’s often all a matter of perspective. That’s the pickle nursing homes find themselves in today.
