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Top 10 post-acute stories of 2021
A story about unvaccinated nursing home employees at a Kentucky facility sparking a COVID-19 outbreak was Becker's most-read post-acute story in 2021. -
Nursing homes race to get residents boosted
Nursing homes are scrambling to administer COVID-19 boosters to residents as cases are on the rise amid the omicron variant, The Hill reported Dec. 19. -
Ohio nursing homes to get $300M from state to ease staffing shortages
The Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill allotting $300 million in federal money to pay direct care workers in the state's nursing homes, Cleveland.com reported Dec. 9. -
How a citation appeals process allows nursing home incidents to stay private
Citations issued to nursing homes, even those for serious offenses, can be appealed to a special federal court in an informal dispute resolution process, which operates "almost entirely in secret," according to a New York Times investigation published Dec. 9. -
CMS urged to reinstate training for nursing home aides
Advocates are urging CMS to reinstate mandatory federal training requirements for nursing aides working directly with nursing home residents, citing safety concerns, Bloomberg Law reported Dec. 10. -
Lawsuit alleges California nursing home owner responsible for 24 COVID-19 deaths
The owner of California’s largest nursing home company is facing a lawsuit with more than 142 complaints alleging one of his nursing homes is responsible for the COVID-19-related deaths of 24 residents, San Jose Inside reported Dec. 8. -
Minnesota pledges funds to train 1,000 nursing assistants to work in long-term care facilities
Minnesota plans to use $3.5 million in federal funding in a new tuition reimbursement program to train and deploy 1,000 nursing assistants into long-term care facilities by Jan. 31, the Hastings Star Gazette reported Dec. 6. -
Iowa nursing home facing $685K in fines amid 22 health violations
An Iowa nursing home cited in October for 18 federal and four state regulatory violations is now facing at least $685,000 in fines, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Dec. 3. -
National Guard deployed to New York nursing homes amid staff shortages
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed 60 National Guard teams to nursing homes throughout the state to relieve staff shortages and rising COVID-19 infections, Lohud reported Dec. 1. -
10 states with the strongest elder abuse protections
Wisconsin offers the strongest protection against elder abuse in the U.S., according to an analysis released Dec. 1 by WalletHub, a personal finance website. -
6 recent studies on post-acute care
Recent studies on post-acute care have focused on quality of care in private-equity owned nursing homes, medical school residents' knowledge of nursing facilities and more. -
New York nursing homes to administer boosters after state of emergency declaration
New York nursing homes and other adult care facilities must provide access to COVID-19 booster shots to all residents, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Nov. 28 as a part of a state of emergency declaration. -
Minnesota governor activates National Guard to help nursing homes amid staff shortages
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz activated the National Guard to form skilled-nursing "response teams" to provide support to long-term care facilities experiencing staff shortages and proposed providing $50 million in federal funding to facilities to help with hiring and retention in a Nov. 22 press release. -
States ranked by percentage of nursing home residents vaccinated
Vermont has the highest percentage of nursing home residents who have received the COVID-19 vaccine while Nevada ranks the lowest in the country, according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last updated Nov. 17. -
New VA COVID-19 stats show toll at state-operated facilities
The Department of Veteran Affairs' COVID-19 data reflecting May 2020 to Nov. 7, 2021, shows 1,498 residents and 54 staff at its facilities have died from the virus, figures likely to rise with missing data from harder-hit states, Politico reported Nov. 19. -
Nursing home under investigation following deadly COVID-19 outbreak operating under new name
Andover Subacute Facility I and II, two New Jersey facilities that came under fire following the discovery of 17 bodies in a makeshift morgue in April 2020, have been renamed Woodland Behavioral and Nursing Center at Andover, NBC reported Nov. 22. -
Rhode Island nursing homes short more than 1,900 positions
A survey of 80 nursing homes across Rhode Island revealed 1,920 positions are currently open, Providence-based NBC 10 reported Nov. 18. -
Study finds more ED visits, higher Medicare costs at private equity-owned nursing homes
Private equity-owned nursing homes saw an increase in emergency room visits and hospitalizations among long-term residents and an increase in Medicare costs, an investigation published Nov. 19 in JAMA Health Forum found. -
Pennsylvania expanding nurse apprenticeship program to improve home healthcare
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Nov. 18 a significant expansion of Bayada’s Nurse Residency apprenticeship program through a $297,000 grant to help patients needing home healthcare. -
Only 55% of medical residents consistently complete discharge summaries for nursing facility patients, study finds
Only 55 percent of medical school residents reported consistently completing discharge summaries for hospitalized patients being transferred to skilled nursing facilities, a study published in the November issue of Journal of the American Medical Directors Association found.
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