Providers call on state to double emergency beds, increase funding for COVID-19 response
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Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
Connecticut long-term care providers are calling on officials to develop as many as 1,200 additional emergency beds and increase Medicaid funding to prepare for a second wave of coronavirus cases in the...
Meet Samira Beckwith, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
Editor’s Note: We are profiling the McKnight’s 2020 Women of Distinction honorees daily through the program’s July 28 online awards ceremony. To register or learn more about this digital celebration,...
Meet Amy Silva-Magalhaes, Rising Star honoree
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Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
Editor’s Note: We are profiling the McKnight’s 2020 Women of Distinction honorees daily through the program’s July 28 online awards ceremony. To register or learn more about this digital celebration,...
Also in the News for Monday, July 20
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
Florida happy with improvements at Florida long-term care facilities … Providers seeking to negate whistleblower’s False Claims Act damages win … AARP calls on Congress to prioritize nursing homes...
CMS violated federal contracting rules, OIG report finds
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Danielle Brown
Jul 17, 2020
An investigation by a federal watchdog agency found that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services violated federal contracting rules by allowing contractors to perform government functions.
Nursing home workers vote to strike over staffing, healthcare access
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Danielle Brown
Jul 17, 2020
Hundreds of nursing home workers at three Rhode Island facilities have called for a strike in an effort to secure higher wages, better healthcare benefits and minimum staffing requirements.
Fifth ‘McKnight’s’ Online Forum on COVID-19 set for Wednesday
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Danielle Brown
Jul 17, 2020
McKnight’s is offering a fifth Online Forum on COVID-19 for operators facing challenges during this historic pandemic.
Also in the News for Friday, July 17
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 17, 2020
Just 22 of New York’s more than 600 nursing homes have submitted safety plans to resume visits … Electronic monitoring devices now allowed in Missouri nursing homes, ALFs … Connecticut using National...
CMS to expedite review of CLIA waivers for COVID-19 point-of-care tests
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Danielle Brown
Jul 16, 2020
Nursing homes will be required to have Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waivers to perform COVID-19 point-of-care tests. As a result, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is working...
‘A touching move’: Family visitation booth allows residents, family members to safely make contact
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 16, 2020
A Virginia-based nursing home figured out a way to hold visits that allow residents to safely hold hands and hug their loved ones.