U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell and Adrian Smith introduced the Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation would help preserve access to home health services for seniors and Americans with disabilities by preventing proposed cuts to home health payment rates from taking effect. Home health care allows approximately 3.5 million Medicare beneficiaries to be treated in the cost-effective setting they prefer most—their homes.
A nursing home and assisted living facility on Laurel Street has been in violation of town building laws since March when its certificate of inspection expired. The certificate for the building shared by Lee Healthcare and The Landing at Laurel Lake expired on March 31, despite multiple attempts by the Lee-Lenox Building Department to help the facility meet its deadline, public records show.
Biltmore Healthcare recently shared a concept for a proposed Kirtland nursing home, a project that may also spur the development of a sanitary sewer line at the intersection of Routes 6 and 306. The developer is interested in building a 90- to 99-bed facility at that intersection, explained attorney and Biltmore representative T. David Mitchell, who spoke at a Kirtland Planning and Zoning Commission meeting earlier this month.
Serious violations in Connecticut’s nursing homes have increased over the last 18 months, while the state has failed to conduct routine inspections in nearly half of all facilities, a CT Mirror review has found. Ninety-five of Connecticut’s 203 nursing homes are overdue for recertification inspections that are required in facilities every 16 months, according to state data.
Governor Tim Walz continued a statewide tour meant to highlight investments in the workforce, this time stopping by a nursing home training center in Roseville. The Governor has already highlighted investments in education, manufacturing, and public safety on the tour, all industries that will benefit from DEED’s “Drive for Five” program. The program aims to bolster 5 of the largest industries in the state through workforce investments.
The state is pursuing two projects aimed at increasing services that would allow people who qualify for a nursing facility to remain at home; one at the county level and the other statewide. The goal of both is to delay or defer admission to institutional care, which is more expensive for counties and the state, and may not be the first choice for some people. One project would give a New Hampshire county federal funding to coordinate or enhance services within the community for people who qualify for Medicare and Medicaid.