Post-Acute

Patients who use home health programs are readmitted to hospitals slightly less than those patients transferred to skilled nursing facilities, according to the 2021 AHHQI Home Health Chartbook released Nov. 18. 

Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services announced Nov. 12 an emergency rule allowing nursing homes to close for up to two years without having to relinquish their licenses in light of federal vaccination mandates, KTTN reported Nov. 16.  

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.

Resilient Healthcare announced a partnership with Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare Nov. 12 to deliver high-acuity care in the home as COVID-19 cases persist around the state.

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Bayada Home Health Care in Moorestown, N.J., announced Nov. 16 a definitive agreement for a joint venture to expand and improve the quality of home healthcare for Jefferson patients. 

Rhode Island has the highest percentage of nursing home staff who have received the COVID-19 vaccine while Missouri ranks the lowest in the country, according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last updated Jan. 6.

In a series of memorandums published Nov. 12, CMS lifted nursing home visitation restrictions prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and increased survey oversights.

The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes filed a motion Nov. 12 to dismiss over a dozen lawsuits claiming poor treatment of residents during evacuations prompted by Hurricane Ida, according to 4WWL. 

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills into law aimed at improving infection prevention and control responses in nursing homes, according to a Nov. 10 press release.

Montana and Wyoming had the highest number of nursing home deaths in the U.S. through the first half of October, according to the American Association of Retired Persons' latest update to its nursing home COVID-19 dashboard.