‘Most difficult year in history’: Long-term care industry finally rebounding after suffering more...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2021
Despite a year that saw more than 171,000 nursing home residents and caregivers die from COVID-19, providers are now celebrating their latest victory in the battle against the virus.
Welltower dumping most Genesis HealthCare holdings in $880 million deal, strengthens ProMedica joint...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2021
Welltower is cutting most ties with beleaguered Genesis HealthCare, the company announced late Tuesday.
Providers shut out of next coronavirus relief package, so far
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2021
No additional relief is headed for long-term care providers under the $1.9 trillion coronavirus package currently being finalized by federal lawmakers.
LA provider to pay $275K and double staffing to settle ‘dumping’ lawsuit that claimed nursing home’s...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2021
A Los Angeles-based nursing home has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the provider of “dumping” current residents in order to bring in more COVID-19 patients.
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 3
Mar 03, 2021
National COVID vaccine town hall set for long-term care workers … Deaths from Alzheimer’s, other dementias increased by 16% in 2020 … New York hires legal counsel for nursing home investigation …...
Digital edition of March 2021 issue
Mar 02, 2021
Read the digital edition of the March 2021 print issue here. Select excerpts from this month’s magazine can also be found below.
Guidance released on how to resume visits, community activities at long-term care facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 02, 2021
The process toward fully opening long-term care facilities to visitors and resuming group activities should be done using a gradual, step-by-step approach in order to mitigate the risk of potential COVID...
Also in the News for Tuesday, March 2
Mar 02, 2021
LTC ombudsmen only long-term care winners in $1.5B proposal for seniors … Pennsylvania lawmakers want investigation into state’s COVID-19 nursing home response … Nursing home, hospital nurses filed...
60 seconds with … Terry Fulmer, Ph.D., R.N,
Mar 01, 2021
Terry Fulmer, Ph.D., R.N, John A. Hartford Foundatio