Category: Long Term Care
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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DHS unveils priorities for $353.2 million federal bump in long-term care
The Department of Health Services wants to use more than $350 million in anticipated federal funding to boost Medicaid rates for long-term care and expand professional advancement opportunities for those working in the field.
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COVID-19 pandemic magnifies long-term care workforce crisis
Birch Haven Senior Living CEO Dale Kelm said his team is “scrambling just to keep people on the floor,” after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated workforce shortages.
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Long-term care providers ask for rate increases to help with COVID-19 recovery, workforce shortages
Long-term care providers are continuing to push for Medicaid rate increases proposed by Gov. Tony Evers, and in some cases asking for more, as Republican lawmakers craft the state's 2021-23 budget.
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Some COVID-19 relief funds to head to long-term care
Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday that federal dollars will go to the state’s long-term care facilities, as Assembly Republicans called for their prioritization following the governor’s veto of a bill that would have required legislative oversight over spending the money.
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Evers: State response to COVID-19 in long-term care wouldn’t have changed if data cleaned sooner
Wisconsin’s work with long-term care facilities in responding to COVID-19 wouldn’t have changed if health data had been updated sooner to show hundreds more deaths in those settings, Gov. Tony Evers said Monday.
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