In wake of virus, CMS waives aide training requirements
By
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2020
Nursing homes in need of more direct-care workers to help combat the spread of COVID-19 within their facilities have received a boost from federal regulators.
May IT Update
May 01, 2020
» Healthcare organizations battling the COVID-19 pandemic have also faced heightened cybersecurity threats from hackers looking to take advantage of the crisis caused by the outbreak. Email security firm...
May Business Briefs
May 01, 2020
Monticello provided $66.6 million in first lien debt financing for the acquisition of three skilled nursing properties in Maryland; Sabra Health Care REIT sold two skilled nursing facilities in Montana...
$117M deal nets 12 SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2020
Monticello, a specialized private real estate and asset-based lender, asset manager and servicer, has provided $117 million in first lien debt financing to acquire 12 skilled nursing properties, and refinance...
Genesis, ProMedica team up to provide telehealth to SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2020
Genesis HealthCare and ProMedica are a part of a new coalition of industry leaders aimed at giving skilled nursing facility providers immediate access to wound care through telehealth during the coronavirus...
Providers get 15% Medicaid funding bump to help cover costs associated with the novel coronavirus
May 01, 2020
Connecticut providers said a 10% increase in Medicaid payments for nursing homes was an “incredibly important step” but not enough to avoid calamity. They then got 5% more.
Epicenter SNF fined $611K
May 01, 2020
Washington — The Life Care Center of Kirkland, which was the site of the first coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., is facing a $611,000 fine following a federal investigation into its causes.
Lawsuit over outbreak
May 01, 2020
Tennessee — A Tennessee nursing home is facing a lawsuit over a coronavirus outbreak.
Call for Medicaid expansion
May 01, 2020
Texas — Texas state Sen. Nathan Johnson (D) wants the state to expand Medicaid during the coronavirus pandemic.
Absences force evacuation
May 01, 2020
California — A provider in Riverside, CA, was forced to evacuate more than 80 residents after employees failed to show up for work two days in a row.