States jump on laws that prevent visitation restrictions at nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Apr 05, 2022
Several states have implemented laws limiting or prohibiting visitation restrictions at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in response to COVID-19 lockdowns that were put in place to protect...
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 5
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Danielle Brown
Apr 05, 2022
COVID deaths at nursing homes reach pandemic lows … Healthcare, nursing home employment stalls in March … Ignite expands into Texas with 4 Bridgemoor facilities … Consumer report highlights benefits...
Officials won’t mandate second booster shot for nursing home staff
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Danielle Brown
Apr 04, 2022
Nursing home employees in Connecticut won’t be required to get a second COVID-19 booster shot, state officials said late last week.
States must rethink nursing home financing to drive transition to managed care: report
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Danielle Brown
Apr 04, 2022
States must change the way they pay for nursing home services as they transition to managed care, and luckily they have multiple options to do so, according to a new report released Friday by Advancing...
Also in the News for Monday, April 4
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Danielle Brown
Apr 04, 2022
Omicron causes significant SNF Medicare mix increase: NIC … GAO wants feds to investigate quality of telehealth services … NY begins enforcing minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes … Nursing...
State exceeds goal of adding 1,000 CNAs
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Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2022
Nursing homes short on workers in Minnesota could soon be welcoming hundreds of new certified nursing assistants to their ranks.
Also in the News for Friday, April 1
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Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2022
Feds continue push away from nursing home care toward HCBS with $110 million investment … Vaccine-or-test policy didn’t increase staff vaccination rates at Mississippi nursing homes: study … Report...
Kansas losing $350,000 for not enforcing healthcare worker vaccine mandate
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Danielle Brown
Mar 31, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is cutting Kansas’ Medicaid funding by nearly $350,000 for not enforcing the federal healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate in nursing homes and hospitals.
Staffing requirements could cost NY facilities $325 million more
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Danielle Brown
Mar 31, 2022
New York nursing homes would have to shell out an additional $325 million in order to meet a new minimum state staffing requirement set to be enforced starting Friday, according to a new analysis.
Also in the News for Thursday, March 31
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Danielle Brown
Mar 31, 2022
Most residents admitted to SNFs with cancer did not receive further treatment or hospice care prior to death, study finds … CDC follows FDA and recommends another round of COVID-19 booster shots for...