May 29 Sarah Powell promoted to Life Care’s vice president of IT and PMO
Sarah Powell, senior director of project management office (PMO) and administration for Life Care Centers of America, has been promoted to vice president of information technology and PMO.
In this role, Powell will work c
The Eastern Kentucky nursing home where an unvaccinated worker started an outbreak of a COVID-19 variant that infected 46 people and killed three residents has been identified as the Life Care Center in Morehead.
The March COVID-19 outbreak triggered a federal-state investigation that stressed the critical importance of increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates among staff at such facilities.
Kentucky, with only 44% of nursing home workers vaccinated, trails national trends. About 50% of workers in nursing homes or assisted living report they received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to a recent Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll.
Kentucky public health officials initially declined to name the site of the outbreak the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used as an example of the risks of unvaccinated nursing home workers in an April 21 report.
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The Global Nursing Care Market is estimated to be USD 1,076.8 Mn in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 1,414.02 Mn by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 5.6%.
Market Dynamics
Key factors, such as the rising prevalence of diseases along with a growing geriatric population are driving the growth of the nursing care market. Moreover, the need for an efficient healthcare delivery service is likely to support the market growth further.
However, the lack of reimbursements for nursing care followed by the high cost of healthcare is restraining the growth of the global nursing care market. Besides, the lack of skilled professionals is also restraining the global nursing care market. A rise in personalized care would develop an opportunity for the growth of the global nursing care market.