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Omicron puts new stress on nursing homes and long-term care facilities
January 14, 2022

The American Health Care Association issued an update Wednesday on the omicron variant’s impact…
Troops to staff nursing facilities to free up hospital beds
January 13, 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin National Guard troops will help fill staffing shortages at…
Nursing home staff shortages are worsening problems at overwhelmed hospitals
January 7, 2022

At the 390-bed Terrace View nursing home on the east side of Buffalo, 22 beds were shut down late…
New Jersey deploys National Guard to nursing homes as COVID surges

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday that the National Guard will deploy to…
Nursing homes at a tipping point: Many are forced to freeze admissions, stranding patients in hospitals for weeks
January 5, 2022

Already crowded hospitals across Massachusetts are being forced to keep patients on their wards…
Nebraska Loses Several Nursing Homes in 2021, Reimbursement Not Sustainable
January 2, 2022

With multiple nursing homes set to close in rural Nebraskan cities, one in Arapahoe and one in…
Enough scapegoating — long-term care workers need support to succeed
December 20, 2021

There is nothing more important to long-term care providers than ensuring every resident receives…
Long-term care providers struggle with high unemployment compared with other healthcare settings: report
December 15, 2021

Although employment at hospitals and physicians offices has returned to almost pre-pandemic…
Boosted nursing home residents 10 times less likely to get COVID-19: CDC

Nursing home residents who received their initial vaccination and a booster dose are 10 times less…
COVID-era nursing home staff crunch hurting hospitals, too
December 10, 2021

Pennsylvania nursing homes say they are coping with dire staffing shortages that have forced many…