# Uplift Home Health Care > dedicated to providing the highest quality of care in the Home Care Profession. ## Posts - [Colorado Nursing Homes Eye Traveling Nurses as ‘Quick Solution’](https://uplifthc.com/colorado-nursing-homes-eye-traveling-nurses-as-quick-solution/): As Colorado faces the highest number of COVID-19 patients it’s seen in the past year with more than 94% of the ICU beds in the state currently occupied, Gov. Jared Polis has pointed to long-term care facilities as a possible lifeline for hospitals during this surge. - [Medical Directors Must Remain Innovative as Nursing Homes Treat Higher Acuity Patients](https://uplifthc.com/medical-directors-must-remain-innovative-as-nursing-homes-treat-higher-acuity-patients/): A medical director has to be more “engaged” than ever in its nursing home’s everyday operations at a time when facilities continue to see an influx of higher acuity patients, Dr. Justin Di Rezze, CEO of Theoria Medical, said. - [Frustration Growing Over Unfair Federal Nursing Home Regulations](https://uplifthc.com/frustration-growing-over-very-unfair-federal-nursing-home-regulations/): As nursing home operators across the country work to implement a staff vaccination mandate that many feel singles out the industry, those that work in nursing homes are expressing resentment over how the sector continues to be regulated and scrutinized. Rather than penalizing and pushing staff out of these facilities even further, Andi Clark, chief nursing officer for Consulate Health Care, would like to see a more proactive and realistic approach on federal regulations moving forward. “If you’ve had surveys lately, and we have, I think they are pretty ferocious,” she said during a one-on-one conversation at the Skilled Nursing News RETHINK conference this week. “I think they are very unfair. I think they forget how hard we’re still working.” - [Pandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of Color](https://uplifthc.com/pandemic-unveils-growing-suicide-crisis-for-communities-of-color/): Rafiah Maxie has been a licensed clinical social worker in the Chicago area for a decade. Throughout that time, she’d viewed suicide as a problem most prevalent among middle-aged white men. - [More Discharges to Home, Have we Moved the Needle Too Far?](https://uplifthc.com/more-discharges-to-home-have-we-moved-the-needle-too-far/): Sicker patients, after less time spent in a hospital, are being diverted from a skilled nursing facility in favor of home care and hospice, according to a recent analysis by care coordination software provider CarePort. - [Senior Rehabilitation Centers: Care Options After a Hospital Stay](https://uplifthc.com/senior-rehabilitation-centers-better-care-options-after-a-hospital-stay/): Did you know that families have options when choosing where to complete rehab for elderly loved ones after they’re discharged from the hospital? From skilled nursing homes that offer 24-hour care to rehab services that can be carried out at home or at an assisted living community, learn about options that will help your loved one get better as quickly and safely as possible. - [One Rural Town Without a Pharmacy Is Crowdsourcing to Get Meds](https://uplifthc.com/how-one-rural-town-without-a-pharmacy-is-crowdsourcing-to-get-meds/): The building that once housed the last drugstore in this town of fewer than 600 is now a barbecue restaurant, where pit boss Larry Holtman dishes out smoked brisket and pulled pork across the same counter where pharmacists dispensed vital medications more than 30 years ago. - [Nursing Homes Must Tout Safety Measures in a Post-COVID World](https://uplifthc.com/nursing-homes-must-tout-safety-measures-in-a-post-covid-world/): Communicating safety precautions is key to restoring census at skilled nursing facilities — and rebuilding trust among residents and families — according to a presentation hosted Tuesday by the Advisory Board. - [CMS Requires Nursing Homes to Report Staff and Resident COVID-19 Vaccination Status](https://uplifthc.com/cms-requires-nursing-homes-to-report-staff-and-resident-covid-19-vaccination-status/): The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now requiring long-term care facilities to report the weekly COVID-19 vaccination status of residents and staff, with the goal of monitoring vaccine uptake and identifying facilities in need of resources or assistance to respond to the pandemic. - [CMS: Vaccinated Nursing Home Staff No Longer Need Routine Testing](https://uplifthc.com/cms-vaccinated-nursing-home-staff-no-longer-need-routine-testing/): The federal government on Tuesday clarified that fully vaccinated staff members at nursing homes do not have to submit to routine COVID-19 testing, though both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents and workers must still receive tests if they show signs of infection or in the event of an outbreak. - [Covid Spawns ‘Completely New Category’ of Organ Transplants](https://uplifthc.com/covid-spawns-completely-new-category-of-organ-transplants/): In a year when covid-19 shattered the pleas of so many who prayed for miracles, a Georgia man with two new lungs is among the fortunate. - [House Hearing Scrutinizes ‘Horror’ of Private Equity Investment in Nursing Homes](https://uplifthc.com/house-hearing-scrutinizes-horror-of-private-equity-investment-in-nursing-homes/): For the second time in as many weeks, federal lawmakers scrutinized private equity investment in nursing homes as the probes into the COVID-19 disaster in long-term care continue to intensify. - [‘Painless’ Glucose Monitors Show Little Evidence They Help](https://uplifthc.com/painless-glucose-monitors-show-little-evidence-they-help/): In the nation’s battle against the diabetes epidemic, the go-to weapon being aggressively promoted to patients is as small as a quarter and worn on the belly or arm. - [Have a Case of a Covid Variant? No One Is Going to Tell You](https://uplifthc.com/have-a-case-of-a-covid-variant-no-one-is-going-to-tell-you/): Covid-19 infections from variant strains are quickly spreading across the U.S., but there’s one big problem: Lab officials say they can’t tell patients or their doctors whether someone has been infected by a variant. - [Private Equity Plots ‘Flight to Quality’ in Nursing Homes](https://uplifthc.com/private-equity-plots-flight-to-quality-in-nursing-homes/): Even before the COVID-19 pandemic trained an intense spotlight on the financing of nursing home operations and real estate in America, private equity investors in the sector found themselves under the microscope. - [Lilly’s Antibody Clinical Trial in Nursing Homes Prevents COVID](https://uplifthc.com/lillys-antibody-clinical-trial-in-nursing-homes-prevents-covid/): A Phase 3 clinical trial of an antibody-drug that enrolled residents and staff at skilled nursing and assisted living facilities found that the treatment significantly reduced the risk of contracting symptomatic COVID-19. - [Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Slow in Early Going, with 15% of First Shots Distributed](https://uplifthc.com/nursing-home-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-slow-in-early-going-with-15-of-first-shots-distributed/): Only about 15% of the first COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to nursing home residents by the first business week of 2021, raising concerns about the rollout for both the elderly and the general public. - [COVID Vaccines Appear Safe and Effective, but Questions Remain](https://uplifthc.com/covid-vaccines-appear-safe-and-effective-but-key-questions-remain/): The recent rollout of two newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic’s darkest hour. We now have a path that can lead us to happier times — even as we watch and suffer from the horrible onslaught of new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths that mark the end of this regrettable year. - [Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority](https://uplifthc.com/farmworkers-firefighters-and-flight-attendants-jockey-for-vaccine-priority/): With front-line health workers and nursing home residents and staff expected to get the initial doses of COVID vaccines, the thornier question is figuring out who goes next. - [It’s Up to Us to Plot the Future of Long-Term Care](https://uplifthc.com/its-up-to-us-to-plot-the-future-of-long-term-care/): Successfully taking the reins of a nursing home chain during the COVID-19 pandemic may seem like an insurmountable challenge, but Kevin Morris sees only opportunity ahead — both for his company, BaneCare Management, and the industry as a whole. It’s just up to the leaders within the industry to chart a better and safer path. - [Nursing Home Leaders Share a Vision for a Post-COVID Future](https://uplifthc.com/people-and-not-objects-nursing-home-leaders-share-a-vision-for-a-post-covid-future/): With a presidential election less than a week away and a pandemic still raging out of control in many parts of this country, the post-acute and long-term health care landscape finds itself on the brink of what could be both a brutal and potentially transformative winter. - [COVID + Influenza: This Is a Good Year to Get a Flu Shot, Experts Advise](https://uplifthc.com/covid-influenza-this-is-a-good-year-to-get-a-flu-shot-experts-advise/): Flu season will look different this year, as the country grapples with a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 172,000 people. Many Americans are reluctant to visit a doctor’s office and public health officials worry people will shy away from being immunized. - [Public Health Officials Are Quitting or Getting Fired in Throes of Pandemic](https://uplifthc.com/public-health-officials-are-quitting-or-getting-fired-in-throes-of-pandemic/): Vilified, threatened with violence or in some cases suffering from burnout, dozens of state and local public health officials around the U.S. have resigned or have been fired amid the coronavirus outbreak, a testament to how politically combustible masks, lockdowns, and infection data have become. - [CMS to Target Nursing Homes in New COVID-19 Hotspots](https://uplifthc.com/cms-to-target-nursing-homes-in-new-covid-19-hotspots/): The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday announced a plan to support nursing homes in new “COVID-19 hotspot areas,” with a combined focus on technical support and targeted inspections for facilities with a history of infection control issues. - [Nursing Home COVID-19 Outbreaks Mirrored the General Population](https://uplifthc.com/nursing-home-covid-19-outbreaks-mirrored-rates-in-general-population/): In three major U.S. metropolitan areas, the intensity of COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes directly mirrored the rate of spread among the general population — to the point where the number of nursing home deaths in the city with the fewest total cases was not significantly higher than the same period in 2019. - [CMS Warns Nursing Homes: Don’t Seize Residents’ Stimulus Checks](https://uplifthc.com/cms-warns-nursing-homes-dont-seize-residents-stimulus-checks/): The federal government on Thursday addressed anecdotal reports that nursing homes have seized stimulus checks that residents received as part of the CARES Act coronavirus relief package, warning operators that such actions are illegal. - [Nearly Half Of Americans Delayed Medical Care Due To Pandemic](https://uplifthc.com/nearly-half-of-americans-delayed-medical-care-due-to-pandemic/): A poll released Wednesday reveals that the emptiness of medical care centers may also reflect the choices patients made to delay care. - [Nursing Homes Need ‘Pristine, Unassailable’ Infection Control](https://uplifthc.com/fauci-nursing-homes-need-pristine-unassailable-infection-control/): The top medical official in charge of the federal government’s coronavirus task force on Tuesday advocated for stricter COVID-19 controls in the nation’s nursing homes, one day after the president and vice president announced a desire for expanded testing in long-term care. - [FEMA Could Begin Sending PPE to Nursing Homes in Early May](https://uplifthc.com/fema-could-begin-sending-ppe-to-nursing-homes-in-early-may/): According to the FEMA email, shipments of PPE to nursing homes will begin the first week of May on a rolling basis, and will be completed by the middle of June, NBC reported. - [Inside a COVID-19 Testing Company’s Nursing Home Strategy](https://uplifthc.com/inside-a-covid-19-testing-companys-nursing-home-strategy/): One of the most important weapons for fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is also one of the most glaring gaps in the country’s health system: a lack of rapid, widespread testing for COVID-19. - [With Medical Safety Gear Scarce, The Public Is Stepping Up.](https://uplifthc.com/with-medical-safety-gear-scarce-the-public-is-stepping-up/): Increasingly desperate pleas from health care workers and public authorities for donations of face masks and other protective gear are an unsettling sign of just how unprepared American hospitals are for the COVID-19 pandemic. - [Surging Health Care Worker Quarantines Raise Concerns As Coronavirus Spreads](https://uplifthc.com/surging-health-care-worker-quarantines-raise-concerns-as-coronavirus-spreads/): Across California, dozens more health care workers have been ordered home because of possible contagion in response to more than 80 confirmed cases as of Sunday afternoon. In Kirkland, Washington, more than a quarter of the city’s fire department was quarantined after exposure to a handful of infected patients at the Life Care Center nursing home. - [Bundled Payments for Joint Replacements Saved Medicare Money](https://uplifthc.com/bundled-payments-for-joint-replacements-saved-medicare-money/): The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement model (BPCI) seeks to both decrease Medicare expenditures and streamline reimbursements by providing one set amount for all providers involved in an episode of care. - [Reports Of Patients’ Deaths Linked To Heart Devices Lurk Below Radar](https://uplifthc.com/reports-of-patients-deaths-linked-to-heart-devices-lurk-below-radar/): The Food and Drug Administration continues to file thousands of reports of patients’ deaths related to medical devices through a reporting system that keeps the safety data out of the public eye. - [Tips on Finding the Right Family Caregiver Support Group for Dementia](https://uplifthc.com/tips-on-finding-the-right-family-caregiver-support-group-for-dementia/): If you are caring for a person living with dementia, this discussion may give you some direction in your search for the right family support group. - [Black Mothers Get Less Treatment For Postpartum Depression](https://uplifthc.com/black-mothers-get-less-treatment-for-postpartum-depression-than-other-moms/): Portia Smith’s most vivid memories of her daughter’s first year are of tears. Not the baby’s. Her own. At 18, Smith was caring for two children with little help from the partner in her abusive relationship. - [This Story Contains A Warning That Might Cause Alarm — Or Apathy](https://uplifthc.com/this-story-contains-a-warning-that-might-cause-alarm-or-apathy/): The discussion about including acetaminophen to the California Prop 65 warning has once again raised questions about the value of Proposition 65 warnings to consumers. - [When Caring For A Sick Spouse Shakes A Marriage To The Core](https://uplifthc.com/when-caring-for-a-sick-spouse-shakes-a-marriage-to-the-core/): For a dozen years, Larry Bocchiere, 68, didn’t find it especially difficult to care for his wife, Deborah, who struggled with breathing problems. But as her illness took a downward turn, he became overwhelmed by stress. - [Bill to Expand Nursing Homes’ Access to Background-Check Database](https://uplifthc.com/bill-expand-nursing-home-access-to-background-check/): A new piece of legislation before Congress would expand nursing homes’ ability to perform detailed background checks on potential employees, according to its sponsor. - [Taking The Cops Out Of Mental Health-Related 911 Rescues](https://uplifthc.com/taking-the-cops-out-of-mental-health-related-911-rescues/): Over the past four years, Vinnola has been charged in four separate Colorado courts and arrested multiple times almost every month either for new offenses or on warrants for failing to appear in court. But soon, he might encounter mental health professionals on the street instead of cops. - [Providers Call for Skilled Nursing Opportunity in Dialysis Model](https://uplifthc.com/providers-call-for-skilled-nursing-opportunity-in-dialysis-model/): A new proposed rule that would expand Medicare coverage of dialysis services has already generated interest among skilled nursing operators, and multiple voices have called on officials to further cement the SNF connection. - [Mental Health for Seniors: How to Identify Problems and Get Care](https://uplifthc.com/mental-health-for-seniors-how-to-identify-problems-and-get-care/): The National Council on Aging found that “people 85 and older have the highest suicide rate of any age group.” With startling statistics such as these, why are seniors not accessing more mental health resources? - [Medicare Reimbursement for Skilled Nursing Providers Under PDPM](https://uplifthc.com/medicare-reimbursement-for-skilled-nursing-providers-under-pdpm/): Faced with a sea change in the Medicare reimbursement system for nursing homes, operators have spent the last year asking a key question about their therapy offerings: outsource or in-house? And if the answer is outsourcing, what will that relationship look like moving forward in unfamiliar payment landscape? - [The Link Between Heart Health and Sleep in Seniors](https://uplifthc.com/the-link-between-heart-health-and-sleep-in-seniors/): Eating a balanced diet, giving up unhealthy habits and participating in regular exercise are well-known steps to take to have better heart health and increased longevity. 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