Pandemic worsened seniors’ mental health, study finds … Maryland governor orders nursing homes to report staff, resident vaccination rates weekly … North Dakota governor signs essential caregiver...
Providers see slight increase in COVID vaccine uptake among staff
By
Danielle Brown
May 04, 2021
Long-term care staffers are increasingly opening up to the COVID-19 vaccines, according to the latest insights from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC).
Operators of 33 nursing homes face strike threat from 3,400 workers who want $20 per hour, PPE stockpiled
By
Danielle Brown
May 04, 2021
Three Connecticut nursing home operators could be facing significant staffing shortages after thousands of workers announced plans to strike.
Also in the News for Tuesday, May 4
May 04, 2021
Americans’ concerns about nursing homes decreased since peak pandemic days: survey … Officials cite pandemic for delays resolving complaint backlog … Survey inspections resume at Oklahoma nursing...
Feds pushing combo therapy treatments in LTC to combat new COVID variants
By
Danielle Brown
May 03, 2021
Federal health officials are urging long-term care and other providers to prioritize the use of combination monoclonal antibody therapies to treat COVID-19 after after researchers found them to be more...
Ensign execs see potential 5% PDPM cut as acquisition opportunity, concerned about CMS calculations
By
Danielle Brown
May 03, 2021
A recalibration of the Patient Driven Payment Model’s parity adjustment has several long-term care operators worried about potential steep cuts to skilled nursing reimbursements. But executives with...
Also in the News for Monday, May 3
May 03, 2021
Resident advocates want COVID liability shield revoked for LTC providers … Anti-vaccine bill would mean permanent visitor restrictions for facilities, medical community warns … NY providers predict...
Digital edition of May 2021 issue
May 01, 2021
Read the digital edition of the May 2021 print issue here. Select excerpts from this month’s magazine can also be found below.
PDPM cuts are looming large
By
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2021
Skilled nursing providers should be analyzing their operations and bracing for reimbursement reductions that will be triggered by recalibration of the Patient-Driven Payment model, experts warned in April.
Hospital experts: Discharges to SNFs won’t rebound soon
By
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2021
Skilled nursing providers shouldn’t expect referrals to return to pre-COVID-19 levels soon, thanks to a fundamental shift in how hospitals, health systems and other providers view the post-acute discharge...