Georgia nursing home resident gets quarantine-styled 100th birthday celebration
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2021
Turning 100 years old is no small feat, especially during an unprecedented public health crisis. A Georgia nursing home rose to the occasion and didn’t let the ongoing pandemic stop its 100th birthday...
Strategies for success: Employee engagement through scheduling called a key for retention
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2021
Allowing employees to have a say in their own work schedules can go a long way toward alleviating long-term care’s long-standing workforce challenges, according to one expert.
Omega Healthcare ‘outperforming’ its peers: analyst
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Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2021
Omega Healthcare’s appetite for long-term care growth, despite the havoc caused by the pandemic, should help the real estate investment trust to come out ahead of its peers in the near future, according...
Also in the News for Wednesday, April 21
Apr 21, 2021
Popular Medicare Advantage company Humana overcharged feds by nearly $200M, audit finds … Advocates push for bill that would require virtual visits at nursing homes … Just 50 drugs make up 80% of total...
Nursing homes with early COVID vaccinations less likely to have new COVID cases
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Danielle Brown
Apr 20, 2021
The early bird gets the worm — and fewer COVID-19 cases. The saying is being applied to certain nursing homes after a new study found that facilities that started the COVID-19 vaccination process earlier...
Providers must offer COVID vaccine to new hires or face fines: new state guidance
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Danielle Brown
Apr 20, 2021
Long-term care facilities in New York must offer new hires an opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccine within two weeks of their employment, according to new state guidance.
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 20
Apr 20, 2021
FDA revokes EUA for monoclonal antibody therapy … CDC wants to avoid disruption of vaccinations in long-term care facilities after J&J COVID vaccine pause … Florida providers want long-term care as...
Record use of staffing agencies, OT found as largest upswings in occupancy take place: NIC
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Danielle Brown
Apr 19, 2021
Difficulties finding and retaining workers continue to plague long-term care operators more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest data from the National Investment Center for...
Fears become reality? Surveyor may have exposed residents, staff to COVID-19
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 19, 2021
Provider concerns about surveyors potentially spreading COVID-19 throughout facilities due to a lack of required testing before entering may be justified after a report that a health department employee...
Also in the News for Monday, April 19
Apr 19, 2021
Lawmakers propose law that would expand Medicare, Medicaid in all states … Consumer advocates push back against COVID liability shield for nursing homes … OIG eyes SNF reimbursements under PDPM …...