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Survey: Direct care workforce faces ‘breaking point’

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 19, 2020 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

The state’s direct care workforce is “at the breaking point," a survey released Wednesday warns.

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Nursing homes to see $80 million more in help in COVID-19 fight

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 18, 2020 | Coronavirus, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday that he’s pledging an additional $80 million to support nursing homes in the state through the end of the year.

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Caregiving task force Co-Chair Pugh outlines recommendations

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 9, 2020 | Long Term Care, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Last week, a task force charged with tackling the challenges facing caregivers in the state forwarded its recommendations to Gov. Tony Evers.

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DHS to develop further guidance on hospital transfers to long-term care facilities affected by COVID-19

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, Hospitals, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services said Friday that it's working with long-term care and hospital associations on further guidance after they said a recent memo has had a chilling effect on the transfer of hospital patients to long-term care facilities.

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Abrams tapped as new WHCA CEO

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 29, 2020 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Former Wisconsin Medical Society CEO Rick Abrams is the new leader of the Wisconsin Health Care Association and Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living.

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Caregiving task force approves recommendations

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 14, 2020 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

A state task force on caregiving approved a series of recommendations last week that will soon head to Gov. Tony Evers for his consideration.

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DHS not releasing much info on assisted living COVID-19 cases; providers say that’s enough

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 9, 2020 | Coronavirus, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

A new report warns of the growing impact of COVID-19 on assisted living facilities, noting that more than half of all states, including Wisconsin, are not publicly reporting COVID-19 cases or deaths specific to assisted living facilities.

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Study: Wisconsin has one of lowest burdens of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 8, 2020 | Coronavirus, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin has one of the lowest burdens of COVID-19 cases and deaths in long-term care facilities out of states recently analyzed by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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DHS plans to cover COVID-19 testing in nursing homes through 2020

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 10, 2020 | Coronavirus, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services said Thursday that it’s planning to cover COVID-19 testing in nursing homes through the end of the year.

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Caregiving task force identifies policies for further development, public input

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 22, 2020 | Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

A task force charged with offering Gov. Tony Evers recommendations on supporting caregivers met earlier this month to decide what policies it should further develop.

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Community Care begins offering Family Care services in Dane County

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 3, 2020 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Community Care started offering Family Care services in Dane County on Monday.

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Caregiving task force hones in on specific policies

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 2, 2020 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

A state task force focused on caregivers identified policies last week that it plans to flesh out this summer for potential recommendations for Gov. Tony Evers' next state budget.

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