Skilled Nursing News January 18, 2023
More partnerships seem likely between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and aging services organization LeadingAge – both entities looking to their All Hands on Deck Campaign as a future model.
Collaborations to improve staffing issues, burnout and nursing home quality were mentioned by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, who joined LeadingAge members during a call on Wednesday.
“Maybe you will want to invite me to go deeper, I certainly want to do that. It’s not just vaccine uptake,” added Becerra. “We’re going to have to tackle them together – we are ready. I think people are seeing the success we had working with you and your members in trying to boost vaccine uptake in the last month...