Direct care staff members at a New York-based facility received a special form of thanks from the community for their COVID-19 efforts.
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Jul 01, 2020
CMS announces new leadership team at the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality … Florida providers praise $105 million Medicaid increase in state budget … HHS likely to extend public health emergency...
Nursing home spending down 7.2%; analysts expect continued, ‘muted’ slide
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Danielle Brown
Jun 30, 2020
Spending for nursing home care dropped 7.2% from April to May despite other healthcare sectors showing signs of recovery amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Analysts said they expect a gradual decline...
CMS updates guidance on three-day stay waiver
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Danielle Brown
Jun 30, 2020
Providers must demonstrate that a beneficiary’s skilled nursing care in a facility is “in some way” related to the coronavirus public health crisis in order to qualify for the three-day inpatient...
Court reinstates part of $348M verdict against provider in whistleblower case
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Danielle Brown
Jun 30, 2020
A portion of a $347.9 million verdict against a nursing home provider was reinstated late last week by a federal appeals court in an ongoing False Claims Act case.
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 30
Jun 30, 2020
WHO warns that the coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating globally … Ohio to resume visits at nursing homes in late July … New Jersey has backlog of 4,000 nursing home complaints
East Coast operator leads more than 3,000 COVID-19 patients to recovery
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Danielle Brown
Jun 29, 2020
Training staff and quickly adapting to new coronavirus guidance from the federal government have been instrumental for CareOne’s success in treating and recovering more than 3,000 of patients during...
WH task force ‘outrageous’ for not prioritizing nursing homes, group says
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Danielle Brown
Jun 29, 2020
The White House’s Coronavirus Task Force held a public briefing for the first time in more than two months late last week, and the most notable accomplishment from it might have been the way it further...
Meet Erika Gennari, Rising Star honoree
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Danielle Brown
Jun 29, 2020
Through her powerful and compelling marketing campaigns, Erika Gennari already has begun to leave her mark on the senior living industry, despite joining Charlottesville, VA-based Commonwealth Senior Living...
Also in the News for Monday, June 29
Jun 29, 2020
Medicaid recipients can’t be charged for PPE, state warns … NIC survey details COVID-19’s impact across senior living, long-term care … Lawmakers ask state attorney generals to investigate nursing...