Nursing homes ordered to begin mandatory coronavirus testing for workers … Texas leads country in nursing home staffing shortages … Trump says he would target Medicare, Social Security if re-elected...
Point-of-care testing could be ‘biggest advance’ in COVID-19 fight
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Danielle Brown
Aug 10, 2020
The federal government’s point-of-care testing program for nursing homes — outside of a future potential vaccine — could be the “biggest advance” of all in the fight against the coronavirus crisis,...
1,600 nursing home workers plan strike
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 10, 2020
Detroit-area nursing home operators could be facing a significant staffing shortage soon after 1,600 workers announced plans to strike later this month.
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Aug 10, 2020
Nursing homes lose 28,000 jobs in July … SNFs in Texas with no active COVID-19 cases can resume visits … Washington state releases guidelines for nursing home visits … Indiana releases new data on...
Following record 2Q earnings, Ensign Group returns $110M in CARES Act funding
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Danielle Brown
Aug 07, 2020
The Ensign Group has returned about $110 million in federal coronavirus relief funding after experiencing another quarter of “record-breaking results,” executives reported Thursday.
Omega Healthcare executives expect operator performance to be “significantly affected” for the foreseeable future after reporting an 8% decline in overall occupancy since February. Meanwhile, Sabra...
CMS: New RAI manual still on hold
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Danielle Brown
Aug 07, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not release an updated version of the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual in the near future, the agency confirmed Thursday.
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Aug 07, 2020
Lawmaker calls on CMS to make COVID-19 nursing home data more reliable … Privately owned nursing homes have higher COVID-19 death, infection rates, study finds … Maryland faces heat for lags in nursing...
CVS Health ‘well positioned’ to serve LTC with future COVID-19 vaccine
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Danielle Brown
Aug 06, 2020
Long-term care facilities that receive pharmacy services from CVS Health should have sufficient access to a COVID-19 vaccine, once one is ready, executives stated Wednesday morning.
Nursing homes appeal expulsion from Medicaid over alleged COVID-19 failures
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 06, 2020
At least two Massachusetts providers are fighting back after receiving termination notices from the state’s Medicaid program over COVID-19 responses deemed unacceptable.