Category: Long Term Care
DHS provides update on ARPA dollars for Medicaid long-term care
Department of Health Services officials gave an update this week on a series of long-term care projects funded by federal dollars, including an effort to keep people who may soon need Medicaid services stay off the program.
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Disability Service Provider Network CEO Davidson warns workforce crisis reaching a ‘critical’ level
Disability Service Provider Network CEO Lisa Davidson said her members, which provide a full array of services for people with disabilities from residential settings to employment and day services, “are feeling the pinch now more than ever” when it comes to their workforce.
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Nursing homes work to vaccinate staff as AARP Wisconsin calls for booster mandate
Wisconsin nursing home associations say they’re working on getting their staff and residents vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19, in response to a call by AARP Wisconsin last week to mandate the boosters for residents and staff.
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Supreme Court keeps in place COVID-19 vaccination requirements for nursing homes
Wisconsin nursing homes and many other healthcare facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid will have to ensure their employees receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or meet medical or religious exemptions by Jan. 27.
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DHS working on independent living pilot program
The Department of Health Services is developing a pilot program that aims to divert or delay the entry of Wisconsinites who might become eligible for Medicaid long-term care services into the system.
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Nursing homes wary of COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The federal mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccination for workers at healthcare facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid could further strain nursing homes since it doesn't apply to assisted living facilities, long-term care associations warn.
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