Emergency funding, staffing have been key factors for provider’s survival during COVID-19
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Danielle Brown
Aug 17, 2020
On several occasions, the challenge has been different from others for Danny Williams, president and CEO of Eliza Bryant Village in Cleveland. The recurring inquiry he receives? “How is it that a small,...
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Aug 17, 2020
Layoffs at Omnicare could exceed 700 employees … HHS invests $6.5 million into diagnostic labs for COVID-19 testing … Rhode Island has a new COVID-19 epicenter and it’s not nursing homes … State...
CMS ‘deeply concerned’: COVID-19 cases in nursing homes have escalated nationally
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Danielle Brown
Aug 14, 2020
Top officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are uneasy following a recent uptick in coronavirus cases at nursing homes over the last few weeks.
More than 70% of nursing homes say operations unsustainable under current conditions
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Danielle Brown
Aug 14, 2020
A vast majority of nursing home operators don’t believe they’ll be able to sustain operators for another year if current conditions caused by the public health crisis continue. That’s according to...
CDC no longer recommends test-based strategy in update of return-to-work criteria for healthcare workers
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Danielle Brown
Aug 14, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer recommending a test-based strategy for healthcare personnel who had COVID-19 and are trying to return to work.
Invesque: Great progress but pandemic still creating ‘challenging operating environment’
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Danielle Brown
Aug 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is still creating a “challenging operating environment” for operators under healthcare real estate investment trust Invesque, executives reported Thursday.
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Aug 14, 2020
WV stops nursing home visits after spike in deaths … Minnesota nursing home sues resident’s relative who claimed COVID-19 testing was an effort to kill patients … Indiana launches program to track...
Parkinson: Recent jump in COVID-19 cases at nursing homes ‘incredibly frustrating’
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Danielle Brown
Aug 13, 2020
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association expressed disappointment with the recent spike in COVID-19 cases at long-term care facilities after months of improvement.
Delaying facility wide testing following first known case could lead to more COVID-19 cases, CDC finds
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Danielle Brown
Aug 13, 2020
Providers that hold off on conducting widespread coronavirus testing at their facilities following an initial case of COVID-19 could exacerbate the spread of the disease throughout the building, new research...
Nursing homes with staffing shortages more susceptible to COVID-19 spread: study
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Danielle Brown
Aug 13, 2020
Facilities with higher Five-star ratings for nurse staffing were less likely to have COVID-19 cases when compared with lower-rated providers, according to a new research letter published in the Journal...