Weighing the risks versus benefits of loosening up restrictions in the independent living part of its life plan community, one New Hampshire long-term care provider is launching a new visitation program for vaccinated individuals.
American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living President and CEO Mark Parkinson said the organizations are pursuing two avenues for coronavirus relief for operators since the $1.9 trillion package expected to land on President Biden’s desk by the end of the week does not contain any funding directly for healthcare providers, more specifically for long-term care.
The reality is, if we cannot figure out the best ways to communicate, then vaccine adoption will continue to lag, plaguing healthcare workers and the broader public.
In recognition of the soaring demand for senior services during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced on Thursday the Continued Funding for Senior Services During COVID-19 Act.
Citing resident vaccination rates, the American Seniors Housing Association is asking the nation’s governors to begin easing “harmful” visitation restrictions in senior living communities.
Florida’s home healthcare workers are among the frontline workers covered under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) executive order granting access to the COVID-19 vaccine. However, only a few have had success getting access to vaccination appointments, Kyle Simon, director of government affairs and communications for the Home Care Association of Florida, told a local news outlet.
Washington joins a growing number of states where seniors are expressing frustration over not being able to schedule vaccine appointments. As a result, pop-up clinics and mobile vaccine units in underserved communities and new appointment systems are being introduced as a means of getting more seniors in the state vaccinated, a local news outlet reported.
Some senior living operators are instituting mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, but others are weighing their options.
After months of preparation, Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice in Lewiston, ME, did what few independent agencies have attempted: It transformed itself into a COVID-19 vaccine facility.
Home care agencies are still grappling with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among caregivers. Recently, the leader of one agency, Best of Care Inc., shared with McKnight’s Home Care Daily his efforts to combat this.
