Nursing home operators will receive an aggregate $750 million Medicare pay increase for fiscal year 2021 under a final rule announced Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It would amount...
1 million POC tests delivered to nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Aug 03, 2020
The federal government delivered about 1 million point-of-care tests to nursing homes last week, according to a leading health official.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Cynthia Morton
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Danielle Brown
Aug 03, 2020
Cynthia Morton, a key go-to person for expertise on long-term care and post-acute care public policy issues, developed her path one step at a time.
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Aug 03, 2020
House approves $1.3 trillion spending bill package …OIG report finds that state failed to ensure facilities reported potential abuse, neglect cases … Post-acute care nursing group launches first therapy...
The good, the bad, the ugly: Executives share challenges, keys to success for women leaders
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Danielle Brown
Jul 31, 2020
Being referred to as “princess” and “cupcake” or being told to be seen and not heard are among obstacles women executives have faced in the workplace. Leaders and aspiring professionals in long-term...
Operator turns to UV light to halt transmission of COVID-19
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Danielle Brown
Jul 31, 2020
While others may be trying a flurry of disparate approaches, one Michigan-based operator is banking on ultraviolet (UV) light as a mitigation tactic against COVID-19 at its long-term care facilities.
COVID-19 nursing homes previously had high number of deficiencies, complaints, study shows
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Danielle Brown
Jul 31, 2020
Nursing homes with reported COVID-19 cases previously had higher rates of deficiencies and complaints, according to a research letter published Thursday in JAMA.
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Jul 31, 2020
Final Tech Awards entry deadline is today … CMS releases public health emergency tip sheet for SNF Quality Reporting Program … Feds bring in new names, update Special Focus Facility list … Medicare...
‘We have been in a fight for our lives’: Providers spending hundreds of thousands on testing, PPE
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Danielle Brown
Jul 30, 2020
Long-term care providers took their complaints about lack of pandemic support to new heights Wednesday as they urged lawmakers to push for additional resources for operators as the next coronavirus relief...
State announces plans to stop covering COVID-19 testing for nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Jul 30, 2020
Providers in Maryland are warning that facilities cannot bear the costs of mandatory coronavirus testing for staff members after state health officials announced that they will stop covering the testing...