Federal official urges second booster shot for seniors
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 19, 2022
Seniors over 60 years old should be getting a second COVID-19 booster shot, according to the new White House COVID-19 response coordinator.
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 19
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 19, 2022
Pennsylvania provider ordered to pay $1.15 million in back wages … Community ‘blindsided’ by potential sale of county-run nursing home … California man gets 5 and a half years in prison, ordered...
Feds launch audit after Trilogy revises COVID deaths by 42%
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 18, 2022
Trilogy Health Services said it is welcoming a review of its COVID-19 data after federal regulators announced plans to audit the operators’ information after the company cut its nursing home pandemic...
Operators get second chance in extortion lawsuit targeting unions
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 18, 2022
East-coast based operators CareOne and HealthBridge Management will get another shot to prove that two SEIU-affiliated unions acted unlawfully during a 2012 labor dispute.
CDC study counters belief that most healthcare workers were exposed to COVID outside of work
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 18, 2022
A new federal study suggests that healthcare workers were more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 at their job early on during the pandemic — contradicting previous research that suggested workers that...
Also in the News for Monday, April 18
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 18, 2022
Connecticut’s mask requirement for nursing homes expires … Founder of Life Care Centers of America among richest healthcare leaders named in Forbes’ billionaires list … FDA authorizes first breath...
Digital edition of April 2022 issue
Apr 02, 2022
Read the digital edition of the April 2022 print issue here. Select excerpts from this month’s magazine can also be found below.
Three-day stay waiver safe, but only for now
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 14, 2022
A COVID-era waiver of Medicare’s three-day stay requirement for skilled nursing coverage could be among the next to be retired, according to a top Medicare expert.
Drop in COVID deaths at nursing homes still not enough for resident advocates
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 15, 2022
Despite nursing homes a drop in COVID deaths and cases, a leading resident advocacy group said the progress providers have made is still not enough. Leaders argued more can be done to lower the numbers.
Also in the News for Friday, April 15
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 15, 2022
Nearly $2 billion in Provider Relief Funds being released … Thousands of healthcare workers have not received required booster shot … 20% of Medicare patients use medical marijuana with most saying...