Nursing Homes

The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding.

COVID-19 deaths have declined in Wyoming's nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Over the course of the four week period ending Nov. 15, 2020, residents of skilled nursing facilities made up 85% of all COVID-related deaths in Wyoming. For the entire year, nursing home residents have accounted for 71 deaths, or 58% percent of all COVID-related deaths, recorded in Wyoming.

Nursing home residents have made up roughly one-fourth to one-fifth of the state’s official tally of fatalities.

The measure cleared introduction in the state Senate on a 20-9 vote Wednesday.

A Wyoming legislative committee has advanced a bill that could help patients avoid expensive nursing homes by giving their in-home caregivers some basic support.