Category: Long Term Care

Tensions between providers, MCOs reaching ‘boiling point’ over Family Care rates

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 3, 2021 | Long Term Care, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Long-term care providers say planned rate changes from a Family Care managed care organization serving northeast Wisconsin show the need for reforming the Medicaid program for the state’s frail elders and those with disabilities.

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Evers unveils long-term care plans for budget

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 9, 2021 | Long Term Care, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday he wants to invest more than $600 million into long-term care through the state’s 2021-23 budget.

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Wisconsin Assisted Living Association CEO Pochowski talks COVID-19 vaccination rollout, challenges

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 29, 2021 | Long Term Care, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services formally launched the assisted living facility portion of the long-term care facility vaccination program Monday.

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DHS looking to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care facilities

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 22, 2021 | Coronavirus, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin health officials are looking at ways to get COVID-19 shots into arms faster at long-term care facilities across the state.

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Half of nursing homes expected to have started COVID-19 vaccinations by week’s end

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 8, 2021 | Coronavirus, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

State health officials said Thursday they expect that COVID-19 vaccinations will have started at half of Wisconsin nursing homes by the end of the week.

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COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Wisconsin nursing homes

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 4, 2021 | Coronavirus, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

The first on-site COVID-19 vaccinations at nursing homes began last week.

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Thousands trained to be CNAs under emergency programs

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 14, 2020 | Coronavirus, Legislature, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

At least 2,600 people have been trained since August through new certified nursing assistant training programs established during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Department of Health Services official said Friday.

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Abrams, Wisconsin Health Care Association’s new CEO, discusses workforce, COVID-19 challenges

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 4, 2020 | Coronavirus, Long Term Care, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Rick Abrams took the reins at the Wisconsin Health Care Association and Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living in October, as long-term care facilities grapple with COVID-19 and workforce challenges.

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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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