LTCCC Alert: Three in Four U.S. Nursing Homes Understaffed in Second Wave
The following is an alert for the Q4 2020 staffing report. To access the report, click here.
Nursing Home Staffing 2020 Q4
LTCCC’s Q4 2020 Staffing Report provides user-friendly files for every state that include facility-level data on: 1) Care staff levels (RN, LPN, and CNA); 2) Important non-nursing staff levels, including administrators and activities staff; 3) Contract workers. The report also includes data on state and national quarterly staffing levels, state and national quarterly resident census […]
LTCCC Alert: New Federal Guidelines on Nursing Home Visitation
The following is LTCCC’s alert about the new federal guidelines on nursing home visitation. Download the alert or read below. CMS Visitation Guidelines (April 2021) CDC Visitation Recommendations
Weeks Without a Shower: Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter (Volume 3 Issue 6)
In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on the issue of so-called “no harm” deficiencies, which typically result in no fine […]
LTCCC Alert: Speak Out on NY Nursing Home Staffing Bill
Take action and contact your legislators
Below is LTCCC’s statement about New York’s new staffing bill. See also: LTCCC’s joint press release with other consumer groups on the staffing bill. Consumer Groups: NY Staffing Bill Misses the Mark
Webinar: An Antidote to Ageism in Nursing Homes
PowerPoint Slides Audio
Feature speaker: Cathy Unsino, LCSW.
Residents thrive when helped to achieve their highest practicable level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. When the requirements of the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 are realized, the colonial, custodial injustice of long-term care will finally end. In this […]
Spring 2021 LTC Journal
The Spring LTC Journal is here! The LTC Journal covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include:
- A report challenging the theory that a nursing home’s location is the biggest determinant of COVID-19 transmission.
- New York’s failure to ensure nursing homes’ compliance with minimum […]