Posts Tagged ‘snfs’
Booster Shots Protect SNF Residents 10 Times Better
New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate good news for nursing home residents who have received the COVID-19 booster shot. As reported by McKnight’s, residents who are vaccinated against the coronavirus with the booster shot are 10 times as less likely to get infected. This good news is welcomed…
Read MoreSNFs Hopeful for Census Recovery by 2023
With new emerging variants and a lingering COVID-19 pandemic, skilled nursing facilities have been struggling with occupancy rates. Skilled Nursing News reports, operators are now less hopeful of reaching pre-pandemic rates next year and instead are focusing on the potential recovery in the year 2023. Earlier, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care…
Read MoreSNFs Urged to Provide Booster Shots to Residents and Staff
Skilled nursing facilities are being advised to vaccinate all eligible residents and staff with the booster shot by the end of the year. McKnight’s reports a panel of health care experts believe this will provide protection against the COVID-19 omicron variant. Public health experts worry about the impact of the omicron variant on the elderly…
Read MoreSNFs Continue Education Efforts for COVID-19 Vaccine
As skilled nursing facilities prepare to vaccinate employees under the federal vaccine mandate, they are also continuously educating staff in hopes of increasing vaccine uptake. Skilled Nursing News reports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is expected to release additional guidance next month on the mandate. This decision to continue vaccine education is…
Read MoreSNFs Limit Admissions Due to Workforce Challenges
The American Health Care Association and National Center of Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) recently survey over 1,100 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Skilled Nursing News reports, the survey results discovered most nursing homes are requesting staff to work extra shifts due to ongoing staffing shortages and have limited intake of new admissions. Over 78% of…
Read MoreNew Report Advises SNF Employers to Invest in Staff
Long-term care providers have been struggling with staffing shortages since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. McKnight’s writes about a new report published by Marsh McClennan that urges employers of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) among others to invest in their employees. By investing in their employees, these providers can better equip themselves to survive these…
Read MoreSNFs Struggle With Federal Regulations and Surveyors
The recent mandate for nursing home staff to be vaccinated has left many operators feeling frustrated. The mandate applies to only long-term care facilities. Leaders in the skilled nursing industry feel they are being unfairly targeted as the mandate should apply to all health care providers. Skilled Nursing News reports nursing home operators feel “regulated…
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