McKnight's LTC News 2021 Outlook

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* 1. What best describes your work title?

Owner/C-suite/Director /SVP

Administrator/administration

Nursing (Director, manager, RN)

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* 2. Will your company require facility employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19?

Yes

I don't know

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* 3. Should your company require facility employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19?

Yes

I don't know

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* 4. What is your facility’s “official” stance about point-of-care (POC) tests distributed by the federal government? (Select all that apply.)

They’re great and we’re using them as much as possible.

They’re not great, but we’re going to do the best we can with them.

We don’t like them but will use them to some degree.

We’re not going to use them if we can help it.

We need to know more about how to best use them.

We need to know more about when to best use them.

We need help recording/reporting results.

We don’t have or can’t afford the staff needed to use them and report results properly.

We have not received POC testing materials from the federal government.

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* 5. What is your facility doing to reduce pandemic-related depression among residents? (Select all that apply.)

Increase assisted video and audio calls with family,

Provide additional recreational activities

Create a safer method for family visiting (window visits, “bubble” rooms, outdoor visiting area, etc.)

Increase use of antidepressants

Offer greater use of psychological services

Nothing

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What is your facility doing to help staff members weather the pandemic? (Select all that apply.)

Give in-service training on stress management

Offer Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services

Increase use of flexible scheduling

Provide small gifts to boost morale (pizza parties, cookies for nursing stations, etc.)

Create a program to encourage staff to exercise and/or meditate

Nothing

Other (please explain)

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* 7. What is your facility doing to improve recruitment and retention? (Select all that apply.)

Offer bonuses to staff for referrals

Offer sign-on bonuses

Offer bonuses at the six-month mark to encourage retention

Offer flexible scheduling

Create part-time positions to accommodate family needs

Other (please explain)

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* 8. How do you rate your job satisfaction right now? (On a scale of 1-10)

1 - None/Virtually None

10 - Supremely Satisfied

1 - None/Virtually None

10 - Supremely Satisfied

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* 9. What are your biggest concerns heading into 2021? (Select FOUR.)

COVID-related legal/liability claims

Rebuilding or keeping enough census

Having enough staff

Having enough PPE

Having enough COVID-19 test materials

Staying open

Potentially problematic policies under a new president’s administration

Insufficient Medicaid reimbursements

Insufficient Medicare reimbursements

Repaying COVID-related loans

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* 10. When do you anticipate your facility will safely resume all “normal” activities, such as regular group dining, full visitations, social trips to the outside community, etc.?

The first quarter of 2021

The second quarter of 2021

The third quarter of 2021

The fourth quarter of 2021

2022

2023 or later

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* 11. How optimistic are you about prospects for the industry under an incoming Biden administration?

More optimistic

Less optimistic

Prospects are about the same

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