Senior residents go on ziplining adventure through Poconos
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2020
A Pennsylvania-based retirement community granted the wishes of about a half dozen residents by taking them on a zipline adventure through the Pocono Mountains.
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 24
Sep 24, 2020
Nursing homes with more minority residents reported more COVID cases, deaths: analysis … Training, contact resources now available for providers receiving Abbott BinaxNOW test kits … Two nursing homes...
Direct care workers would see a $9.4B pay increase with adoption of living wage: industry study
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2020
Increasing direct care workers’ pay to a living wage would not only raise their total wages by $9.4 billion by 2022, it would also come with a set of benefits for operators, which includes less staff...
CMS now using 14 days of data to calculate COVID-19 county positivity rate; HHS could improve nursing...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid has modified its methodology used for classifying county-level COVID-19 data that determines how often nursing homes will have to test staff members for the disease.
Pandemic’s impact on nursing homes, seniors may affect presidential election, report finds
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Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2020
Some voters could hold President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and its deadly impact on nursing homes against him when they head to the polls in November, according to a new polling...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 23
Sep 23, 2020
Testing, communication and containment keys to stopping coronavirus outbreak in long-term care, research shows … North Carolina nursing homes lagging in emergency preparedness compliance: OIG … Medicare...
Less white, denser employee communities linked to higher number of nursing home COVID-19 deaths, Harvard...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 22, 2020
A new Harvard analysis makes the connection between employee neighborhoods and the likelihood of COVID-19 outbreaks within those employees’ facilities.
Providers must detail how they spent Provider Relief Fund payments, per new HHS guidance
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Danielle Brown
Sep 22, 2020
Operators who received more than $10,000 in Provider Relief Fund payments must now submit healthcare-related expenses attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new guidance released by the Department...
CMS not yet recouping Medicare coronavirus loan payments
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 22, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has yet to ask for loan repayments from providers that participated in its advanced Medicare payment program.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 22
Sep 22, 2020
New York Times: Pandemic exacerbates pressure nursing homes feel to evict unwanted residents … Texas nursing homes with active coronavirus cases can also resume visits … Illinois challenged to improve...