CMS: Visitation restrictions must remain; prepare for return of less-collaborative surveys
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Danielle Brown
Feb 12, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is not ready to update nursing home visitation guidance, despite a significant drop in COVID-19 cases following widespread resident vaccinations, a top official...
Experts call cost-report audits ‘easy fix’ for nursing home transparency issues
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Danielle Brown
Feb 12, 2021
Imposing strict audits of nursing home cost reports and establishing more requirements for ownership changes would allow President Joe Biden’s administration to address persistent accountability and...
PDPM revenue, caring for COVID patients ‘significantly offsetting’ CareTrust’s decline in occupancy
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Danielle Brown
Feb 12, 2021
The Patient-Driven Payment Model arrived not a moment too soon for CareTrust REIT’s skilled nursing operators.
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Feb 12, 2021
Massachusetts now immunizing caregivers who bring seniors to COVID vaccination appointments … Families push back against COVID liability protections for nursing homes … Wisconsin lawmaker targets voting...
State has first plan to continue nursing home COVID vaccinations after federal program runs out
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Danielle Brown
Feb 11, 2021
Ohio long-term care providers looking to vaccinate residents and staff against COVID-19 after the three clinics offered through the federal program will be able to do so under a new initiative announced...
SNF occupancy hits all-time low, managed Medicare rates also drop
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Danielle Brown
Feb 11, 2021
Industry experts expect operators to continue experiencing revenue pressures throughout the winter months after skilled nursing occupancy hit and managed Medicare rates hit record lows.
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Feb 11, 2021
Triple the number of COVID deaths for nursing homes with more minority residents … Wisconsin governor wants additional funding for long-term care … Maryland man fined nearly $174K for dental claims...
Nursing homes offering free support to former COVID residents
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Danielle Brown
Feb 10, 2021
Recovering from COVID-19 isn’t the end of the battle for some nursing home residents, particularly those with lingering pulmonary issues. That’s why multiple New York nursing homes are ensuring residents...
Long-term care to lose $94 billion due to pandemic: forecast
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Danielle Brown
Feb 10, 2021
The long-term care industry will lose $94 billion over a two-year period as a result of COVID-related costs and revenue losses, according to a new forecast from the nation’s largest nursing home association.
Governor says nursing homes will no longer receive legal immunity from COVID-based lawsuits
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Danielle Brown
Feb 10, 2021
Nursing home operators in Connecticut are at an increased risk of being hit with coronavirus-related lawsuits after Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signaled the state would be ending protections for providers. Providers...