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Thousands of elderly Tennesseans could get access to home health care, starting July 1

Blake Farmer

June 22, 2022

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The legislature expanded the home-based programs this spring in response to a recent study by the Tennessee Comptroller.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Choices, home care, nursing homes, Options, TennCare

Tennessee nursing homes are in critical need of staffing help

Blake Farmer

January 12, 2022

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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.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: certified nursing assistants, nursing homes

In Tennessee Nursing Homes, Staffers Are Now The Ones Getting COVID

Blake Farmer

August 9, 2021

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The people getting sick with COVID in Tennessee nursing homes has flipped: Instead of residents falling ill, now it’s mostly the staff.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing homes

Tennessee Nursing Home Workers Lag Nation In COVID Vaccination Rates

Blake Farmer

April 4, 2021

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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 […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: coronavirus vaccine, nursing homes

Tennessee Lifts All State Visitation Restrictions On Nursing Homes

Blake Farmer

February 24, 2021

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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.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, nursing homes

Nursing Homes Complete First Round Of Vaccinations Across Tennessee

Tony Gonzalez

February 2, 2021

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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.”

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: coronavirus vaccine, Lisa Piercey, nursing homes

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