Nursing home care

“There are not enough staff for existing beds & why should more money go to profit? We need care, urgently.” Health Coalition Responds to Ford Government’s Announcement of Enriched Capital Funding for LTC Homes

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Friday, July 17, 2020

For years, the for-profit long-term care lobby has wanted more money for capital and profit-taking funding envelopes.

Key Points: 
  • For years, the for-profit long-term care lobby has wanted more money for capital and profit-taking funding envelopes.
  • Fords announcement yesterday was a reannouncement of $1.75 billion in funding for capital new beds and bed redevelopments (renovations).
  • Six for-profit chain corporations alone account for more than half of the deaths in Ontarios long-term care homes under COVID-19.
  • In 1998/99 the Harris government provided funding for the first time to for-profit long-term care corporations to build new long-term care beds.

AdvantAge Ontario Welcomes Enhanced Funding for Long-Term Care Development

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Toronto, Ontario, July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AdvantAge Ontario welcomes todays announcement by the Ministry of Long-Term Care (MOLTC) to modernize the Long-Term Care Development Program.

Key Points: 
  • Toronto, Ontario, July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AdvantAge Ontario welcomes todays announcement by the Ministry of Long-Term Care (MOLTC) to modernize the Long-Term Care Development Program.
  • In Ontario, long-term care homes were the epicentre of COVID-19, and one of the early findings was that residents and staff in older homes, due to their physical design, faced a higher risk of outbreak, says Lisa Levin, CEO of AdvantAge Ontario.
  • We are pleased to learn about this improved program to support our member homes, says Jane Sinclair, Board Chair, AdvantAge Ontario.
  • AdvantAge Ontario has been the trusted voice for senior care for 100 years and is the only provincial association representing the full spectrum of the senior care continuum.

Now Is the Time for Premier to Commit to a Moratorium on For-profit Long-term Care, Bed Expansion Only in Municipal and Non-profit Homes

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Fix the care.

Key Points: 
  • Fix the care.
  • Add the badly needed staff and extra hands so residents get the care they deserve, and that front-line workers have been asking for two decades.
  • However, all the research, media reports and data shows that the majority of resident deaths nearly 80 per cent occurred in for-profit homes.
  • No one should be making money from the care of the elderly and vulnerable in our residential homes.

Independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes Launches Additional Public Input Option

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Friday, July 10, 2020

Input may be submitted via the commissions website, https://sites.mitre.org/nhcovidcomm/ until 5pm EDT, Friday, July 17, 2020 to allow the commission enough time to review and consider in its work.

Key Points: 
  • Input may be submitted via the commissions website, https://sites.mitre.org/nhcovidcomm/ until 5pm EDT, Friday, July 17, 2020 to allow the commission enough time to review and consider in its work.
  • Please be advised: This public input option is not intended for direct care concerns.
  • Please contact the facility administrator, state ombudsmans office, and state department of inspections and appeals for support.
  • The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the formation of the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes on May 14.

Nursing Homes Industry Trends Resulting from COVID-19

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires nursing homes to notify residents and their families within 12 hours of the coronavirus being detected within the facility.

Key Points: 
  • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires nursing homes to notify residents and their families within 12 hours of the coronavirus being detected within the facility.
  • Some industry experts argue that the number is likely to be higher since this data includes only federally regulated nursing homes and not assisted living facilities.
  • Legislation under consideration in Michigan would prohibit nursing homes from housing COVID-19 patients unless the facilities have demonstrated the ability to care for them.
  • Currently, stable patients with COVID-19 are allowed to be transferred to nursing homes provided that they are kept isolated from other residents.

Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Amid COVID-19 - Proposed Legislation Could Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of Nursing Homes - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, July 3, 2020

Some industry experts argue that the number is likely to be higher since this data includes only federally regulated nursing homes and not assisted living facilities.

Key Points: 
  • Some industry experts argue that the number is likely to be higher since this data includes only federally regulated nursing homes and not assisted living facilities.
  • Legislation under consideration in Michigan would prohibit nursing homes from housing COVID-19 patients unless the facilities have demonstrated the ability to care for them.
  • Currently, stable patients with COVID-19 are allowed to be transferred to nursing homes provided that they are kept isolated from other residents.
  • To see the full article and a list of related reports on the market, visit "Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Amid COVID-19 - Proposed Legislation Could Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of Nursing Homes"
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Traction Guest’s Grant Initiative Provides Visitor Management Software to Long-Term Care Facilities to Help Keep Vulnerable Populations Safe During COVID-19 Crisis

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Friday, July 3, 2020

By installing a visitor management system with touchless sign-in and sign-out, high-risk care facilities can provide a safe, secure and efficient onsite experience for visitors while keeping residents and employees safe.

Key Points: 
  • By installing a visitor management system with touchless sign-in and sign-out, high-risk care facilities can provide a safe, secure and efficient onsite experience for visitors while keeping residents and employees safe.
  • As regions are starting to allow visitors into long-term care facilities, there are a number of requirements that must be followed.
  • Its been extraordinarily difficult for care home residents to be separated from their loved ones during the COVID-19 crisis.
  • Our Guest for Good long-term care initiative is a top priority as we execute our mission to help people stay safe, said Keith Metcalfe, CEO at Traction Guest.

James Scott Farrin Concerned Over Illegal Seizure of Stimulus Checks by Some Nursing Homes

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

"Ourfederal partnershave alerted us to reports of nursing homes and assisted living facilities attempting to require residents to sign over their $1,200 economic impact payments.

Key Points: 
  • "Ourfederal partnershave alerted us to reports of nursing homes and assisted living facilities attempting to require residents to sign over their $1,200 economic impact payments.
  • The nursing homes claim that because the person is on Medicaid, the facility is entitled to the money.
  • -NC Attorney General Josh Stein, May 15 press release, NC Department of Justice
    If You or Someone You Know Has Had Stimulus Funds Seized by a Nursing Home, Act Now
    The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin encourages victims of nursing homes illegally seizing their stimulus funds to seek counsel from an experienced North Carolina nursing home attorney.
  • The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin is one of the largest personal injury firms in North Carolina, and has served more than 45,000 injured people since 1997.

Atlanta Law Firm Now Accepting Nursing Home COVID-19 Cases

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

In response to this ongoing crisis, Scholle Law, a respected Atlanta personal injury and accident law firm for over 20 years, recently announced that they are now taking nursing home injury and death cases resulting from COVID-19 in Georgia.

Key Points: 
  • In response to this ongoing crisis, Scholle Law, a respected Atlanta personal injury and accident law firm for over 20 years, recently announced that they are now taking nursing home injury and death cases resulting from COVID-19 in Georgia.
  • Scholle Law is dedicated to help serve families who have lost loved ones in care homes from COVID-19 during this challenging time, says Charles Scholle, founder of Scholle Law.
  • The novel coronavirus has already taken a devastating toll on Georgia nursing homes and long-term care facilities, especially in rural parts of the state.
  • If you or a loved one were the victim of nursing home abuse or neglect in Georgia, schedule your free consultation with Atlanta injury lawyer Charles Scholle today.

Ontario Long term care home neglience class action

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Monday, June 29, 2020

The class action is brought on behalf of all individuals who reside or resided in long-term care homes in Ontario where one or more individuals tested positive for COVID-19, and their parents, spouses, siblings and children.

Key Points: 
  • The class action is brought on behalf of all individuals who reside or resided in long-term care homes in Ontario where one or more individuals tested positive for COVID-19, and their parents, spouses, siblings and children.
  • It is alleged that Ontario's longstanding systemic failures to properly regulate and oversee long-term care homes in Ontario.
  • Kirk Baert, a partner at Koskie Minsky, has stated: "This case concerns systemic issues that have plagued long-term care homes in Ontario for years.
  • The Province has long been aware of these issues and has ignored them for far too long."