Nearly 200,000 in nursing homes already have received two doses of COVID vaccine
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 25, 2021
Close to 90% of all U.S. nursing homes have completed their first coronavirus vaccine clinic, according to new federal data, and the number of people that also have received their booster shot is rising...
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Jan 25, 2021
Biden orders use of Defense Production Act to fill vaccine, PPE gaps … Extended waiver for Florida nets state $1.5B in Medicaid funding … Coalition analysis shows staffing shortages remain in nursing...
Antibody drug cut COVID-19 risk by up to 80% in residents, study finds
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Danielle Brown
Jan 22, 2021
A COVID-19 antibody therapy was able to drastically reduce the risk of nursing home residents contracting COVID-19, according to new study results released Thursday by drugmaker Eli Lilly.
Intense outreach results in high staff vaccination rate at Connecticut facility
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 22, 2021
About 70% of staff members at a Connecticut nursing home and assisted living provider have opted to take the COVID-19 vaccine following intense employee engagement programs that started early on in the...
Probe of improper Medicare Part D payments to SNFs among slate of new federal audits
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Danielle Brown
Jan 22, 2021
Medicare Part D payments to skilled nursing facilities will face increased scrutiny over the next year from a federal watchdog agency.
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Jan 22, 2021
Vaccine provider for long-term care facilities suspended by state after hundreds of doses go to waste … AHCA calls for Medicaid underfunding, staff shortages, COVID vaccines for long-term care to receive...
CDC changes guidance for point-of-care antigen testing in long-term care facilities
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Danielle Brown
Jan 21, 2021
The Centers for Disease and Prevention has updated the scenarios for when long-term care providers should conduct confirmatory polymerase chain reaction (PRC) COVID-19 testing after receiving initial point-of-care...
Facility at heart of first US COVID outbreak gets second vaccine shots; residents and staff nearly all...
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 21, 2021
Second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were given to an overwhelming majority of staff and residents at a Washington state skilled nursing facility that was the first site of a coronavirus outbreak...
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Jan 21, 2021
Veteran staffers Liz Richter, Jeff Wu named acting heads of CMS … Former CEO Hager received $5.2M retention payment before retiring from Genesis HealthCare, will have to pay unspecified amount back:...
Family affair: Father, son get first COVID vaccinations together at NY nursing home
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 20, 2021
A son and his father are both breathing a sigh of relief after they were able to get their first COVID-19 vaccine shot together at a New York skilled nursing facility.