The shadow of COVID-19 has made the past two years particularly long and difficult for the nation’s senior living and long-term care facilities. Which is why administrators of these communities in Arkansas are so jolly about the resumption of holiday…
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Hutchinson Talks ARHOME Medicaid Project, Omicron in Weekly Briefing
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Asa Hutchinson announced during a weekly briefing that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved a five-year Section 1115 Demonstration Project called, “Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me, ” or ARHOME. The approval of ARHOME will allow…
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Biden Requiring Nursing Homes to Vaccinate Staff; ACHI Tracks Covid Impact on Residents
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Biden administration will require that all nursing home staff members be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. President Joe Biden made the announcement in a televised address from the…
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Bunch: Arkansas Has Low COVID-19 Infection Rates in Nursing Homes Compared to National Average
Residents at nursing homes and long-term care facilities have the highest risk of contracting COVID-19 and remain to be the most vulnerable, according to data presented by state officials. Newly released data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…