The state continues to fall further behind in convening a group to study long-term care services in New York. Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are wondering what's happened with the Reimagining Long-Term Care Task Force created in legislation last year. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed it into law last December. The group could have started meeting almost two months ago, but state leaders have yet to finalize or name each of its members for appointment.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has stopped trying to develop new regulations for new types of long-term care benefits products, such as those that combine long-term care benefits with life insurance. Members of the NAIC’s Senior Issues Task Force have voted to shut down an arm — the Long-Term Care Insurance Model Update Subgroup — because the last chair quit in December 2021, finding a new chair has been difficult, and only one person has asked about the subgroup since the last chair left.
In the last week there have been nine viral outbreaks at long-term care facilities in Indiana. One local nursing home is taking steps to make sure its residents are kept safe. Phil Randell lives in Bloomington, but his mom is staying at Westminster Village here in Terre Haute. He says keeping her healthy is always top of mind, especially with family coming in for Christmas.
Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), a leading provider of quality home health, hospice, personal care and high-acuity care, has closed on its joint venture with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide home health services in Searcy and Little Rock. This joint venture is part of the partnership between UAMS, Amedisys and Contessa, an Amedisys company, to offer patients a full spectrum of medical care in the comfort and convenience of their own homes through UAMS Health Comprehensive Care at Home. Clinical services will include Recovery Care at Home, Rehabilitation Care at Home, Palliative Care at Home, Primary Care at Home and Home Health.
Virtual care has made strides toward public adoption, accelerated by Covid-19 when remote care suddenly became an attractive, and sometimes the only, option for receiving care in the most convenient, desirable location – the home. This resulted in skyrocketing utilization rates, peaking at 38X higher than pre-pandemic levels. But while virtual care technology exists and is widely known, there is a major delivery gap between how virtual healthcare is being deployed and utilized in the home and how it should be used to help healthcare organizations meet their goals of reducing the cost of care while delivering the best possible care for patients.
Rated 5 Stars by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Tahoe Forest Hospital Long Term Care Center is accepting new residents. Offering 37 beds, the Long Term Care Center was recently remodeled to create a warm and friendly environment that includes renovated residential rooms, a beautiful outdoor courtyard, a beauty salon, activities room, and physical therapy room. The Long Term Care Center serves as an option for a loved one requiring specialized care after hospitalization to enhance full recovery, who lives alone but requires assistance with daily activities, or who lives with a partner who is overwhelmed with caregiving duties. Staff, residents, and their families work together to develop and coordinate care plans that cater to residents’ everyday needs.