Nearly half of Americans over 65 will pay for some version of long-term health care, the landscape of which is quickly transitioning away from nursing homes and toward community living situations. An analysis by The Associated Press with the help of CNHI News finds Black Americans are less likely to use residential care communities and more likely to live in nursing homes. The opposite is true for white Americans.
Thousands of elderly Tennesseans could get access to home health care, starting July 1
The legislature expanded the home-based programs this spring in response to a recent study by the Tennessee Comptroller.
Tennessee nursing homes are in critical need of staffing help
Since the pandemic began, nursing homes and assisted living facilities have lost more than 400,000 jobs, according to national data. Facilities in Tennessee have lost more than 8,000 workers — a 13% decrease.
In Tennessee Nursing Homes, Staffers Are Now The Ones Getting COVID
The people getting sick with COVID in Tennessee nursing homes has flipped: Instead of residents falling ill, now it’s mostly the staff.
Tennessee Nursing Home Workers Lag Nation In COVID Vaccination Rates
Tennessee’s vaccination rate for people who work in nursing homes and assisted living facilities is among the lowest in the country, according to a new report from the Center for Public Integrity. Fewer than a third of staff members have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, despite being some of the first offered the shots through […]
Tennessee Lifts All State Visitation Restrictions On Nursing Homes
Tennessee will lift all state restrictions on nursing home visitation by this weekend. But facilities are already reining in expectations of families desperate to see their loved ones.
Nursing Homes Complete First Round Of Vaccinations Across Tennessee
Tennessee has completed first doses for all of its nursing home residents, and Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey expects a similar milestone for those in assisted living “in the next few days.”
Tennessee COVID Hospitalizations Reach New High With 30% Jump In October
The number of patients in ICUs is near an all-time high, approaching 1,200, and health officials say they are older and sicker than early in the pandemic.
Metro Orders ‘Wind Down’ Of Subsidized Long-Term Care Facility In Bordeaux
Metro Nashville’s Department of Law has ordered the for-profit operator of a city-owned nursing home in Bordeaux to transfer residents to other facilities and “wind down” the operation. The city had been seeking a new company to run the complex, but no one bid.
Tennessee Relaxing Visitation Rules For Nursing Homes, Based On Each Facility’s Case Count
Tennessee will relax visitation rules for long-term care facilities starting Oct. 1, removing the requirement that the county has to have limited coronavirus spread in order to allow nursing homes or assisted living facilities to welcome visitors.
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