Outbreak risks connected to shared bedrooms, bathrooms
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
Nursing homes that utilize shared rooms and bathrooms for residents are at a higher risk of experiencing larger and more deadly COVID-19 outbreaks than facilities that house residents mostly in private...
New arthritis rules: minimize steroid use
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
The American College of Rheumatology previewed its 2020 Guideline for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in November. New recommendations encourage a step back from steroid use and a move toward biologic...
December IT Update
Dec 01, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services is extending the compliance timelines for the Office of the National Coordinator’s information blocking and interoperability rule finalized in March, due to...
Sabra: Normalization hinges on solid COVID-19 testing
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
Effective and rapid COVID-19 testing — not just a vaccine — will put skilled nursing facilities back on a path toward normalization after being ravaged by the public health crisis, according to Sabra...
Ensign returns another $23M
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
The Ensign Group, the third-largest skilled nursing facility chain, handed back another $23 million in federal coronavirus relief funding after achieving another “record quarter,” executives reported...
December Business Briefs
Dec 01, 2020
SavaSeniorCare in early November disclosed plans to sell 48 of its skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in a bid to boost employee pay and benefits and invest more in doctors, technology and...
Hiring initiative to meet COVID-19 workforce challenges entails paying CNAs up to $25 an hour
Dec 01, 2020
Minnesota launched an “urgent hiring initiative” to help long-term care facilities struggling with staffing amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.
National Guard aids workers
Dec 01, 2020
INDIANA — Operators in this state are among the latest to bring in the National Guard to take additional pressure off staff members trying to contend with COVID-19 challenges. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb...
Lab closes over COVID-19 testing concerns
Dec 01, 2020
MISSOURI — Laboratory Gamma Healthcare Inc., which provided lab and radiology services to nearly 900 long-term care facilities in the state, closed.
A relaxed approach to testing over the holidays
Dec 01, 2020
FLORIDA — At least one governor was taking a more casual approach to COVID-19 this holiday season.