Solving the Nursing Home Crisis after COVID-19

The crisis that hit nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a new problem. But solving the crisis will require new solutions....

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Why Do We Only Care About Long-Term Care in a Crisis?

We spent trillions of dollars to protect vulnerable Americans from COVID-19. Why won’t we spend a fraction of that amount to protect them at other times?...

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The Importance of Long-Term Care Populations in COVID-19 Models

The spread of COVID-19 is substantially different in long-term care settings than in the general population. Mathematical models of COVID-19 should reflect that difference....

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CMS Releases COVID-19 Data for Medicare Beneficiaries

New CMS data confirms that older Americans and people with chronic health conditions are at highest risk for COVID-19, and that the virus has disproportionately impacted racial and ethnic minority groups and lower income adults....

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Evaluating an Enhanced Service Coordinator Program in Ohio

The LTSS Center is evaluating an enhanced service coordinator program implemented in 2019 by Lutheran Services in America....

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LTSS Center Will Study COVID-19’s Impact on LTSS Workforce, Consumers

A timely research project will provide important insights into how a pandemic affects frontline workers and consumers of long-term services and supports (LTSS)....

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Older Adults Facing Growing Financial Insecurity in Retirement

Analysis of income and asset ownership shows widespread economic risk for elders after working years....

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Making the Case for Higher Reimbursement Rates

The LTSS Center is helping advocates highlight the financial threat facing nursing homes in Pennsylvania....

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Wastewater Testing Could Offer Early Warning of COVID-19 Outbreaks

Human waste may be the “canary in the COVID-19 coal mine,” according to new research....

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Will Warm Weather Slow Spread of Coronavirus?

New research suggests that warm weather alone won’t reduce the spread of coronavirus this summer....

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