Continuing financial support for nursing homes with poor health inspection and infection control records has brought to wider attention what one health policy specialist described as the “perverse” incentives shaping facilities’ business models. Because of differing rates of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, nursing homes have prioritized rehabilitation services, leaving long-term residential care relatively neglected and underfunded.
Disability advocates, researchers and policy specialists are warning that law enforcement autism awareness trainings may be ineffective or harmful to people on the spectrum. They say that trainings are not standardized between police departments, are not audited for effectiveness and are often voluntary. Some trainings focus only on certain symptoms of autism, which advocates warn may leave law enforcement officers with dangerous misconceptions.
The Indian River School District this week broke ground on the new Howard T. Ennis School, which will serve Sussex County students with special needs and those on the autism spectrum. The district intends the school to be ready to accept students in September 2022.
In light of announcements from multiple pharmaceutical companies about better-than-expected results in Covid-19 vaccine trials, the co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development has urged the public not to hold out for a particular company’s product. The co-director says the vaccines act in similar ways, so people should use whatever vaccine is available – so long as it has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
More than 35,000 Delaware households that get help affording food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive extra money through federal coronavirus emergency funding. While the federal legislation does not increase the maximum amount of money a SNAP client can receive, it authorizes states to give every client the maximum amount. Normally, SNAP benefits decrease as household income increases.
