California — A new state law requires skilled nursing facilities to report all disease-related and suspected disease-related deaths to the state’s Department of Public Health within 24 hours during...
OSHA fines providers big for COVID-19 violations
Nov 01, 2020
New Jersey — The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration has levied fines totaling $252,150 against 14 healthcare institutions in the state, including hospitals, nursing homes and an ambulance...
State moves to reduce multi-resident rooms
Nov 01, 2020
Massachusetts — Gov. Charlie Baker (R) in October disclosed that he has begun instituting a round of reforms intended to better keep nursing home residents safe during the winter amid the pandemic.
November Company Briefs
Nov 01, 2020
OnShift has added OnShift Time to its human capital management platform; Guardian Pharmacy Services picked up its first Ohio provider in Mullaney’s, an independent practice based in Cincinnati; and HealthDirect...
November FocusOn Briefs
Nov 01, 2020
Ziegler research highlights home-based primary care needs; Lancaster Pollard discloses senior living team promotions; and Capital Funding Group posts record first half in financing.
Centenarian’s first B-day party
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2020
Elmer Kruse, a resident at Terrace View Gardens in Cincinnati, never had a birthday party for himself. That changed this year after staff members threw him a 100th birthday celebration — and one to remember.
Ensign touts another record quarter, returns $23M in federal relief funding
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 30, 2020
The Ensign Group has returned another $23 million in federal coronavirus relief funding after achieving another “record quarter,” executives reported Thursday.
Private equity-owned nursing homes less likely to have enough PPE supplies
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 30, 2020
Nursing homes owned by private equity firms had lower levels of personal protective equipment supplies than for-profit, nonprofit and government-owned facilities, according to a new study published in...
Providers worry after suspension of Missouri COVID-19 test lab upheld
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 30, 2020
Long-term care providers in Missouri expressed concern about the pace of coronavirus testing within the state after regulators suspended a lab over accuracy concerns.
Also in the News for Friday, Oct. 30
Oct 30, 2020
Welltower announces write-off for Genesis amid ‘going concern,’ reports occupancy drop for third quarter … National Guard being deployed to Indiana nursing homes next week, state announces additional...