Breaking News

Turn on more accessible mode

Turn off more accessible mode

Skip Ribbon Commands

Skip to main content

Turn off Animations

Turn on Animations

Featured

Fourth Quarter 2020 Sees Record Low Occupancy for Senior Housing	<p>Senior housing occupancy decreased 1.3 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 80.7 percent, a record low, according to new data from NIC MAP® Data Service (NIC MAP) provided by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC).</p><p>Since the first quarter of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began, occupancy fell by 6.8 percentage points.</p><p>“Senior housing occupancy declines were less pronounced in the fourth quarter than the previous two quarters, though the fourth quarter decline is still quite large from a historic perspective,” said NIC’s chief economist, Beth Burnham Mace. “The surge in COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving and Christmas suggests further disruption lies ahead. That said, the recent distribution of the vaccines should soon provide some relief.”</p><p>NIC data show large disparities between occupancy rates across metropolitan markets. For instance, San Jose, Calif. (88.5 percent), San Francisco (86.9 percent), and Seattle (84.8 percent) had the highest occupancy rates of the 31 metropolitan markets that make up NIC MAP’s Primary Markets, while Houston (73.5 percent), Cleveland (76.6 percent), and Miami (76.7 percent) recorded the lowest.</p><p>NIC said assisted living occupancy fell 1.3 percentage points to 77.7 percent in the fourth quarter, and independent living occupancy dropped 1.4 percentage points to 83.5 percent. Since March, assisted living and independent living occupancy have fallen by 7.4 and 6.2 percentage points, respectively.</p><p>“The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted move-ins and move-outs across senior living properties,” said Chuck Harry, chief operating officer of NIC. “Move-ins slowed as operators enacted moratoriums to keep residents safe and as safety protocols limited new leasing activity, while move-outs have been affected as residents moved to higher-acuity care settings.”</p><p>Separately, inventory growth slowed sharply for assisted living with 1,626 units added in the Primary Markets, the fewest since the third quarter of 2013.</p><p><a href="https://info.nic.org/nic-map-4q20-market-fundamentals">Click here </a>for the Market Fundamentals report.</p>	2021-01-14T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Breaking-News/PublishingImages/740%20x%20740/0920_News1.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />		Patrick Connole	NIC data show large disparities between occupancy rates across metropolitan markets.
Telehealth a Silver Lining in Pandemic	<p><span></span>Since the pandemic began, telehealth services—specifically meeting with physicians online—have been a time saver for one Massachusetts provider. In "The Telehealth Phenomenon," learn how providers have made changes to protect residents and keep care running smoothly, learning lessons and seeing benefits along the way. To read more, go to <em>Provider's </em>just<em> </em>released first digital issue <a href="https://pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=63330&i=687740&p=1">here.</a></p><p></p>	2021-01-12T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Monthly-Issue/2021/January/PublishingImages/telehealth-0121.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	COVID-19;Caregiving	Amy Mendoza	In its first ever digital issue, Provider reports on how COVID-19 has changed the supply and demand of telehealth services in long term and post-acute care.
Provider-led Managed Care Continues to Attract Long Term Care Participation	<p>Despite the turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, long term and post-acute care providers are continuing to increase their presence in the Medicare Advantage (MA) marketplace by forming on their own or in collaborative arrangements, so-called Special Needs Plans (SNPs), which allow providers more control of the care management of residents who benefit from an increased clinical presence allowed for under such health plans.</p><p>This trend is documented in a new report commissioned by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) and written by ATI Advisory.</p><p>Findings in the report include that long term care provider-led SNPs are one of the most promising risk models to emerge from the federal push to delegate risk to providers. The report said at their best, “they combine enhanced primary care with residential long term care [LTC] to reverse the revolving door between nursing homes and assisted living and emergency rooms and inpatient hospitalizations. This is better for residents, families, and the Medicare program.”</p><p>Anne Tumlinson, founder and chief executive officer of ATI Advisory, tells Provider the market seems to be embracing these provider-led I-SNPs, which is shorthand for Institutional-Special Needs Plans. In fact, the report said LTC provider-led I-SNPs grew from 9 percent of all I-SNPs offered in 2015 to 33 percent in 2020. Follow-up analysis shows the share growing further to almost 37 percent in 2021. <br> <br>To delve into the trend, ATI studied three LTC provider-led I-SNP plans, with average membership varying from 269 to 3,086 and time-in-market varying from fewer than five years to 16 years. The plans are offered by PruittHealth, Elmbrook Home, and Senior Select Partners. </p><p>Tumlinson said at their core, the three plans worked well because the I-SNP has taken on the full financial risk for the resident members. “This creates a degree of financial alignment with delivery of care that works with families and the members,” she says.</p><p>This alignment of care is vital and includes the need for a skilled nurse practitioner (NP) to carry out the health plan’s goals of keeping residents as healthy as possible in a proactive manner.</p><p>“Being at risk for the total cost of care gives the nursing home providers the ability to invest in all of the things that they truly need to do,” Tumlinson says.</p><p>Even though the pandemic has tested this model, given the higher costs of care necessary, Jill Sumner, AHCA/NCAL vice president of population health management, says interest among LTC providers has not waned.</p><p>“There is still a lot of interest and growth. Financially, it has been very hard on plans that were hit hard by COVID, because hospitalization costs can be quite expensive and were not budgeted for,” she explains. “But we also have heard loud and clear that without this model providers would not have been able to weather this storm as well as they have from a clinical perspective.” </p><p>Among the key highlights in the report are outlines of what providers need to do to have the best chance at being successful in the I-SNP universe. These requirements, the report said, include hiring onsite health plan staff, or member advocates, to help navigate member issues with SNP benefit coverage, services, and provideSecondly, the I-SNP needs a culturally competent NP to spearhead the clinical care aspects of the health plan.</p><p>“Care management and the Model of Care are not well executed without an engaged NP who takes the time to connect with their patients to not only recognize change in status in a timely manner, but also gain trust to skill in place [take skilled care in the facility]. This means going above and beyond traditional medicine by getting to know the resident and family and understanding culturally specific attitudes and values,” the report said.</p><p>Among the critical decisions and challenges to starting and operating an I-SNP are in recruiting NPs to serve in rural areas and finding experienced member advocates, the report said.</p><p>Find the report <a href="https://atiadvisory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/An-Idea-Thats-Growing_ATI-Advisory.pdf">here.</a></p>	2021-01-11T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Breaking-News/PublishingImages/Elderly%20woman%20smiling%20someone%20helping%20her%20stand%20iStock_000019827227XSmall.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	Management	Patrick Connole	Long term care provider-led SNPs are one of the most promising risk models to emerge from the federal push to delegate risk.
Provider Launches First Ever Digital Issue	<p><em>Provider </em>today launched its first digital issue. Three timely articles center on the rise of technology innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Readers can click, tap, or swipe through and read the interactive issue right on their computer, tablet, or mobile device.</p><p>The first article, “The Telehealth Phenomenon,” follows providers’ abrupt initiation into virtual physician visits for their residents and patients and how they worked with vendor partners to establish routines that are now going smoothly.</p><p>In the next article, “Cyber Security Alert!” an expert shares all the ways criminals can worm their way into sensitive company data via phony emails. Tips are also offered for how employees can spot them.</p><p>The final article, “EMRs Assume Enhanced Role During Pandemic,” highlights a new boom in interest from providers for electronic medical records and the part they can play in safely monitoring patient care, tracking infections, and providing results quickly.</p><p>The article is the first in four digital issues planned for the year, with the remaining digital issues in February, March, and August. <br>Stay tuned throughout the month of January for more new features on Provider’s website.</p><p>Check out the new digital issue now at <a href="https://pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=63330&i=687740&p=1">https://bit.ly/3q2t6iP.</a><br></p>	2021-01-08T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Monthly-Issue/2021/January/PublishingImages/0121_cover.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	Technology	Joanne Erickson and Amy Mendoza	In a brand-new format, readers can access reports on technologies aiding providers during the pandemic.

All News

Fourth Quarter 2020 Sees Record Low Occupancy for Senior Housing	<p>Senior housing occupancy decreased 1.3 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 80.7 percent, a record low, according to new data from NIC MAP® Data Service (NIC MAP) provided by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC).</p><p>Since the first quarter of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began, occupancy fell by 6.8 percentage points.</p><p>“Senior housing occupancy declines were less pronounced in the fourth quarter than the previous two quarters, though the fourth quarter decline is still quite large from a historic perspective,” said NIC’s chief economist, Beth Burnham Mace. “The surge in COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving and Christmas suggests further disruption lies ahead. That said, the recent distribution of the vaccines should soon provide some relief.”</p><p>NIC data show large disparities between occupancy rates across metropolitan markets. For instance, San Jose, Calif. (88.5 percent), San Francisco (86.9 percent), and Seattle (84.8 percent) had the highest occupancy rates of the 31 metropolitan markets that make up NIC MAP’s Primary Markets, while Houston (73.5 percent), Cleveland (76.6 percent), and Miami (76.7 percent) recorded the lowest.</p><p>NIC said assisted living occupancy fell 1.3 percentage points to 77.7 percent in the fourth quarter, and independent living occupancy dropped 1.4 percentage points to 83.5 percent. Since March, assisted living and independent living occupancy have fallen by 7.4 and 6.2 percentage points, respectively.</p><p>“The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted move-ins and move-outs across senior living properties,” said Chuck Harry, chief operating officer of NIC. “Move-ins slowed as operators enacted moratoriums to keep residents safe and as safety protocols limited new leasing activity, while move-outs have been affected as residents moved to higher-acuity care settings.”</p><p>Separately, inventory growth slowed sharply for assisted living with 1,626 units added in the Primary Markets, the fewest since the third quarter of 2013.</p><p><a href="https://info.nic.org/nic-map-4q20-market-fundamentals">Click here </a>for the Market Fundamentals report.</p>	2021-01-14T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Breaking-News/PublishingImages/740%20x%20740/0920_News1.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />		NIC data show large disparities between occupancy rates across metropolitan markets.
Telehealth a Silver Lining in Pandemic	<p><span></span>Since the pandemic began, telehealth services—specifically meeting with physicians online—have been a time saver for one Massachusetts provider. In "The Telehealth Phenomenon," learn how providers have made changes to protect residents and keep care running smoothly, learning lessons and seeing benefits along the way. To read more, go to <em>Provider's </em>just<em> </em>released first digital issue <a href="https://pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=63330&i=687740&p=1">here.</a></p><p></p>	2021-01-12T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Monthly-Issue/2021/January/PublishingImages/telehealth-0121.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	COVID-19;Caregiving	In its first ever digital issue, Provider reports on how COVID-19 has changed the supply and demand of telehealth services in long term and post-acute care.
Provider-led Managed Care Continues to Attract Long Term Care Participation	<p>Despite the turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, long term and post-acute care providers are continuing to increase their presence in the Medicare Advantage (MA) marketplace by forming on their own or in collaborative arrangements, so-called Special Needs Plans (SNPs), which allow providers more control of the care management of residents who benefit from an increased clinical presence allowed for under such health plans.</p><p>This trend is documented in a new report commissioned by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) and written by ATI Advisory.</p><p>Findings in the report include that long term care provider-led SNPs are one of the most promising risk models to emerge from the federal push to delegate risk to providers. The report said at their best, “they combine enhanced primary care with residential long term care [LTC] to reverse the revolving door between nursing homes and assisted living and emergency rooms and inpatient hospitalizations. This is better for residents, families, and the Medicare program.”</p><p>Anne Tumlinson, founder and chief executive officer of ATI Advisory, tells Provider the market seems to be embracing these provider-led I-SNPs, which is shorthand for Institutional-Special Needs Plans. In fact, the report said LTC provider-led I-SNPs grew from 9 percent of all I-SNPs offered in 2015 to 33 percent in 2020. Follow-up analysis shows the share growing further to almost 37 percent in 2021. <br> <br>To delve into the trend, ATI studied three LTC provider-led I-SNP plans, with average membership varying from 269 to 3,086 and time-in-market varying from fewer than five years to 16 years. The plans are offered by PruittHealth, Elmbrook Home, and Senior Select Partners. </p><p>Tumlinson said at their core, the three plans worked well because the I-SNP has taken on the full financial risk for the resident members. “This creates a degree of financial alignment with delivery of care that works with families and the members,” she says.</p><p>This alignment of care is vital and includes the need for a skilled nurse practitioner (NP) to carry out the health plan’s goals of keeping residents as healthy as possible in a proactive manner.</p><p>“Being at risk for the total cost of care gives the nursing home providers the ability to invest in all of the things that they truly need to do,” Tumlinson says.</p><p>Even though the pandemic has tested this model, given the higher costs of care necessary, Jill Sumner, AHCA/NCAL vice president of population health management, says interest among LTC providers has not waned.</p><p>“There is still a lot of interest and growth. Financially, it has been very hard on plans that were hit hard by COVID, because hospitalization costs can be quite expensive and were not budgeted for,” she explains. “But we also have heard loud and clear that without this model providers would not have been able to weather this storm as well as they have from a clinical perspective.” </p><p>Among the key highlights in the report are outlines of what providers need to do to have the best chance at being successful in the I-SNP universe. These requirements, the report said, include hiring onsite health plan staff, or member advocates, to help navigate member issues with SNP benefit coverage, services, and provideSecondly, the I-SNP needs a culturally competent NP to spearhead the clinical care aspects of the health plan.</p><p>“Care management and the Model of Care are not well executed without an engaged NP who takes the time to connect with their patients to not only recognize change in status in a timely manner, but also gain trust to skill in place [take skilled care in the facility]. This means going above and beyond traditional medicine by getting to know the resident and family and understanding culturally specific attitudes and values,” the report said.</p><p>Among the critical decisions and challenges to starting and operating an I-SNP are in recruiting NPs to serve in rural areas and finding experienced member advocates, the report said.</p><p>Find the report <a href="https://atiadvisory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/An-Idea-Thats-Growing_ATI-Advisory.pdf">here.</a></p>	2021-01-11T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Breaking-News/PublishingImages/Elderly%20woman%20smiling%20someone%20helping%20her%20stand%20iStock_000019827227XSmall.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	Management	Long term care provider-led SNPs are one of the most promising risk models to emerge from the federal push to delegate risk.
Provider Launches First Ever Digital Issue	<p><em>Provider </em>today launched its first digital issue. Three timely articles center on the rise of technology innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Readers can click, tap, or swipe through and read the interactive issue right on their computer, tablet, or mobile device.</p><p>The first article, “The Telehealth Phenomenon,” follows providers’ abrupt initiation into virtual physician visits for their residents and patients and how they worked with vendor partners to establish routines that are now going smoothly.</p><p>In the next article, “Cyber Security Alert!” an expert shares all the ways criminals can worm their way into sensitive company data via phony emails. Tips are also offered for how employees can spot them.</p><p>The final article, “EMRs Assume Enhanced Role During Pandemic,” highlights a new boom in interest from providers for electronic medical records and the part they can play in safely monitoring patient care, tracking infections, and providing results quickly.</p><p>The article is the first in four digital issues planned for the year, with the remaining digital issues in February, March, and August. <br>Stay tuned throughout the month of January for more new features on Provider’s website.</p><p>Check out the new digital issue now at <a href="https://pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=63330&i=687740&p=1">https://bit.ly/3q2t6iP.</a><br></p>	2021-01-08T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Monthly-Issue/2021/January/PublishingImages/0121_cover.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	Technology	In a brand-new format, readers can access reports on technologies aiding providers during the pandemic.
New COVID Strain Tied to U.S. Nursing Home Highlights Need for Vaccine, Aid	<p>The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) said the confirmation that the new strain of COVID-19 discovered in the United Kingdom has been found in an individual who was assisting a Colorado nursing home highlights the need to prioritize long term care residents and staff for vaccines and other critical supplies.</p><p>Mark Parkinson, president and chief executive officer of AHCA/NCAL, said the news that the new strain of COVID-19 has been confirmed and connected with a Colorado nursing home indicates the fight by long term care providers against the virus is far from over.</p><p>“This development comes at a time when long term care facilities are facing the worst outbreak since the spring,” he said. </p><p>“Soaring community spread has resulted in a record-breaking number of cases and deaths in nursing homes—nearly 25,000 cases and 4,000 deaths per week. This is why long term care residents and staff must be prioritized for critical resources, especially distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines.”</p><p>Parkinson said given the asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread of the virus, coupled with the vulnerability of long term care populations, the vaccines will literally be a lifesaver for tens of thousands of residents. </p><p>“In addition, providers need ongoing support with personal protective equipment (PPE), testing, and staffing. We will continue to do everything in our power to protect our residents and staff, but we need the full support of federal and state governments to win this war," he said.<br></p>	2020-12-30T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Breaking-News/PublishingImages/740%20x%20740/0120_News1.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	COVID-19	Confirmation underlines need to prioritize LTC residents and staff for vaccines and other critical supplies.
AHCA, NCAL Urge HHS to Extend Public Health Emergency	<p>The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) in a Dec. 28 letter to the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) urged the agency head to extend the public health emergency beyond its Jan. 23, 2021, expiration date. The association said this would allow health care providers to continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>AHCA/NCAL President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Parkinson outlined the steps and measures that should be in place before the public health emergency can be allowed to expire. These include:</p><p>1. The supply chain is able to continuously meet the increased demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to keep health care workers safe in treating patients with and without COVID-19, and able to meet the demand for laboratory testing supplies and treatment medications necessary to safely and effectively treat COVID-19.</p><p>2. The number of laboratory tests administered per day in the U.S. exceeds 500,000 per day, and the number of COVID-19-positive test results is equal to or fewer than 5,000 per day for a period of at least 14 days.</p><p>3. The number of patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds in the U.S. is fewer than 5,000 per day for a period of 14 days and no more than 10 percent of those patients are in any one city or region.</p><p>4. The number of deaths per day from COVID-19 in the U.S. is fewer than 500 for a period of 14 days.</p><p>5. Vaccine administration has achieved or exceeded the 70 percent needed for widespread immunity.</p><p>“With the current surges and projected additional surges, we anticipate the challenges associated with COVID-19 that our members and communities face every day will continue throughout several months, and potentially another entire year as the vaccine is administered,” Parkinson said.</p><p>He said even though “remarkable progress” in combatting the pandemic continues to be made, now is not the time to pull back, but instead reinforce the need for a strong response from nursing homes and assisted living communities “as we work through the coming months.” </p><p>“We greatly look forward to administration of the vaccine but understand all too well the lengthy time horizon for reaching the needed 70 percent for herd immunity. Until we reach that moment, our members, with your continued assistance and waiver flexibility, will remain ready and prepared to manage any future COVID-19 surges,” Parkinson said.</p><p>Here is a <a href="https://www.ahcancal.org/News-and-Communications/Fact-Sheets/Letters/AHCA-NCAL%20PHE%20Extension%20Letter%2012-28-2020.pdf">link </a>to the letter.<br></p>	2020-12-29T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Breaking-News/PublishingImages/740%20x%20740/0620_News3.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	COVID-19	Now is not the time to pull back, when nursing and assisted living centers will need augmented supplies over the coming months.
Accurate Headcount Vital to Making Vaccination Program Work	<p></p><div><p>In a new COVID-19 update, the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) said it has received feedback from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that nursing facilities are significantly overestimating the number of people expected to be vaccinated. </p><p>AHCA/NCAL said the high head count is being attributed to a variety of things, including last-minute decisions to stagger staff, poor estimates, or staff backing out of being vaccinated at the last minute. </p><p>“This results in the pharmacies thawing too many vaccines, which must be used within six hours, and states scrambling to reallocate to other priority groups before they expire. We are also hearing of this happening in other settings too, such as hospitals," the association said. <br></p><p>To help remedy the problem, AHCA/NCAL said if a provider is participating in the pharmacy partnership program, the matched pharmacy (CVS/Walgreens/LTC pharmacy) will call a few days before the clinic visit to confirm the number of people to be vaccinated.</p><p>“It is very important providers accurately estimate the number of people to be vaccinated at this time to avoid any wastage. If there are any changes to that estimate, communicate this to your matched pharmacy partner as soon as possible," AHCA/NCAL said. </p><p>Recommendations to address the situation include the following:</p><ul><li>Timely surveys (within two to three days of the clinic) of staff and residents to determine how many plan to take the vaccine.</li><li>Frequent and regular communication on vaccine benefits and safety up until the clinic date.</li><ul><li>For ideas, resources, and collateral material, visit <a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f75be12847aec5dfe2d06dcfb3d1ae05744670c06f0a25a30ae5df4f702c378df628d7451eb317fea1de49461298057d04">AHCA/NCAL's #GetVaccinated website</a></li><li>Also check out <a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f7088613a28493073cd00547672022f6d650cecc7e8ed4afd48b7363f155f8623f5785360bdc9fa76bdd54595865668063">CDC's Long-Term Care Facility Toolkit: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination at Your Facility</a></li></ul><li>Materials (handouts, posters, lawn signs, etc.) on the day of the clinic emphasizing the importance of vaccination.</li><ul><li>AHCA/NCAL <a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f7f74bf5d42e8e3e66e2600983846411ffa191f783963f873f76394010e182a34ac4a5c3d92337e835cb717b8df753d1ea">Infection Control Post-Vaccine</a></li><li>AHCA/NCAL <a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f733d74ccd89b7364f1433ecd8a2c09c951db4d584b73d09d4a6c343e812b428217070eb110eb95dd6fcf790514e8cb2dd">Facts and Myths One-Pager</a></li><li><a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f787fce8d72e6d9b3ed2edc851899efad0bfda81eb8d4f3955e34654fee54834d2065976260cac41591ff92cbdc248e92f">CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Posters and Stickers</a></li></ul><li>Celebratory items on the day of the vaccine to encourage staff to get vaccinated. </li><ul><li>AHCA/NCAL <a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f7104cceadcdfd9e772d8d6acf0f876989ce2e6af390685d5270303e240dbbf612f46d8aca4ecbff1279273550962df622">Social Media Toolkit</a></li><li>AHCA/NCAL Graphics</li><ul><li><a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f768c9c67b85571ce6eda47fa924b3651f5fc07de06b7f6676d8b3cfceec446560e22cf8780341d8acd23a5a8c857076ab">#GetVaccinated</a></li><li><a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f73c309347ef940b17ccb8f1b758bf59ad4fe6a3ebbd48be170f060a3a140a02e084dc7d2fd77a2bd5fec1624186cf6393">#GotVaccinated</a></li></ul><li><a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f787fce8d72e6d9b3ed2edc851899efad0bfda81eb8d4f3955e34654fee54834d2065976260cac41591ff92cbdc248e92f">CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Posters and Stickers</a></li></ul></ul><span></span></div><div><span>Also, AHCA/NCAL said to address concerns over staff calling out after the vaccine, please review <a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f779cfc1784771c94274153ab5d7c99b73c1c0d2b13d5f17c1cbc34267cc4fc964e576395933eafd4cb5f430d7ee7c23c6">staffing considerations guidance</a>. “However, be aware that we have not heard of many call-outs yet from states or providers that have completed vaccinations," AHCA/NCAL said. </span></div><div><span></span></div><span>  <br> Visit <a href="https://cl.exct.net/?qs=5f735efda90db9f73c3c557e2ee392535ae734e710620aa4829fccb7f4e86d353be6ec6bd8ce50caeb93b7fd67894797bee765df16652d52">ahcancal.org/coronavirus</a> for more information.</span>	2020-12-28T05:00:00Z	<img alt="" src="/Breaking-News/PublishingImages/740%20x%20740/vaccination.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	COVID-19;Infection Control	Late decisions to stagger staff or staff backing out of inoculations may add to the overestimates.