SavaSeniorCare to drop 48 facilities, aims to increase worker pay and benefits
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2020
In a bid to boost employee pay and benefits, hire infection preventionists and invest more in doctors, technology and equipment, SavaSeniorCare on Tuesday announced it will be acting to get out of 48 skilled...
Nursing homes should consider testing workers more frequently than what CMS dictates: researchers
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Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2020
Nursing homes should consider testing staff members for COVID-19 more frequently after a new study found that the federal government’s coronavirus testing strategy may not be enough to identify asymptotic...
Federal judge vacates ‘Public Charge’ rule denounced by LTC advocates
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2020
A federal judge has struck down a rule that long-term care advocates previously warned could limit immigrants’ access to long-term care services and hurt the industry’s workforce.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 4
Nov 04, 2020
New CMS toolkit aims to decrease reliance on nursing homes by helping states expand HCBS … OSHA issues guidance on respiratory protection for nursing home workers … Non-traditional nursing homes having...
Next stimulus deal, liability protections for providers ‘highly tied to’ election outcomes, Parkinson...
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Danielle Brown
Nov 02, 2020
The outcome of Tuesday’s election will have “enormous implications on everything, including long-term care,” according to the leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association.
CMS gives its nursing home info a new online hub
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Danielle Brown
Nov 02, 2020
Nursing home providers now have a one-stop source to find all of the latest information from the federal government on guidance and resources available to them.
Also in the News for Monday, Nov. 2
Nov 02, 2020
Omega praises government support for skilled nursing, assisted living operators … Hospital PPE stockpiles hurting nursing homes, smaller providers … Supply kits for COVID-19 vaccines now being delivered...
Staffing offers toughest trial
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Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2020
Workforce challenges that have plagued long-term care operators during the coronavirus pandemic will worsen as the crisis progresses this year, predicted Harvard healthcare policy expert David Grabowski.
Deal gives residents new vaccine priority
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Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2020
Long-term care residents and staff members will receive coronavirus vaccinations at no cost, thanks to a program announced by the federal government in mid-October.
State order ending POC testing overruled
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2020
States that prohibit long-term care providers from using rapid, point-of-care antigen testing devices are in violation of federal law, the Department of Health and Human Services warned in October.