Two local senior care officials, Samantha Kerner, director of sales at Springview Manor, and Jessica Trinko, executive director of Lima Convalescent Home, spoke to the group about how the landscape of senior health care has evolved over the years and what families should consider when making long-term care decisions.
Auglaize County Commissioners are currently working with a subsidiary of Vancrest. Vancrest seeks to build a new facility at the former Auglaize Acres property.
July 25, 2024, Press Release from Trilogy Health Services: Ottawa, OHIO (July 25, 2024) – Trilogy Health Services has announced an investment to expand senior living services at The Meadows of Ottawa. The investment aims to address the growing demand for senior living accommodations and services. It is part of a bigger investment the company is making across the Midwest to senior living and assisted living services in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio.
With Thursday's announcement, the state regulations regarding visitation to nursing homes and assisted living facilities are also lifted beginning June 18th. You will no longer need to schedule visits. It will no longer be a state requirement nor will be a state requirement that you can only have two visitors at a time. Ohio nursing homes are expected to continue to follow federal guidance from the center for Medicare and Medicaid services. Both nursing homes and assisted living facilities will be expected to follow CDC guidance. A testing requirement still remains for staff members who are unvaccinated, and they will need to continue to be tested twice per week.
People will be able to do indoor visitations for residents of developmentally-disabled facilities starting Monday, September 28th, and October 12th for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. There are a lot of requirements that the facilities will need to meet to allow for indoor visitation, which includes working with local health departments to monitor the level of COVID-19 spread in their communities. Plus a number of restrictions, the facility and visitors have to meet.
Unexpectedly, Gov. Mike DeWine took the stage for his coronavirus briefing today rather than Tuesday to announce another opening. On July 20, outdoor visitation at nursing homes will be allowed to begin. On June 8, the state began outdoor visitation for assisted living facilities and intermediate care facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities. DeWine says he is still concerned about Ohio's COVID-19 numbers, specifically in the areas around Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Dayton. Despite all that, he says hospital capacity remains adequate all over the state.
