Healthcare Innovation April 9, 2020
100 percent of long-term care facility administrators confirmed there is not a database that can be accessed to self-report or investigate which facilities have cared for COVID patients and residents
As COVID-19 cases continue to present themselves in nursing homes, a new survey of 880 long-term care providers from 41 states reveals that cases are underreported in these facilities and that nursing staff are often not properly vetted.
One key finding from the new Black Book research is that 90 percent of administrators expressed that because of scarce nursing personnel, nursing homes are forced to employ agency and per-diem clinical staff, of which they have no validation system to check their exposure status, according to the report.
“Agency nurses...
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