Long-term care providers get help from National Guard
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 06, 2021
Providers in New York and Minnesota are receiving additional help from National Guard forces to aid with severe staffing shortages amid worries about the omicron variant.
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Dec 06, 2021
Medicare telehealth use increased 64-fold during pandemic … Washington state governor considers delaying long-term care payroll tax … CMS updates COVID blanket waivers for food services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not be enforcing its rule requiring healthcare workers at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19 while preliminary...
Staffing crunch leads to major investments, union wins
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 03, 2021
Long-term care workers in several regions are in line for significant wage increases after employees received substantial pledges from their respective operators.
Is it permanent? SNF pressures mount even as providers try to recover from COVID-19, financial instability
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 03, 2021
Skilled nursing facilities could be facing a severe, financially unstable future as operators try to adjust to lower patient volumes and a shift toward home care, according to Forbes columnist Howard Gleckman.
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Dec 03, 2021
Congress poised to allow 10% Medicare cuts, accused of not prioritizing healthcare providers … Maine task force eyes affordable housing to reopen nursing home … AHCA’s Mark Parkinson, LeadingAge’s...
Providers told to prepare for Monday’s vaccine deadline despite mandate injunction
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 02, 2021
Meeting Monday’s first-shot deadline for the federal government’s healthcare worker vaccine mandate is in nursing homes’ best interests, despite a temporary injunction that halted the rule nationwide...
CMS guidance on healthcare worker rule stuck amid legal challenges
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 02, 2021
Further guidance on the federal government’s healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine rule that was expected to be issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the next two weeks could be...
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Dec 02, 2021
WHO calls on seniors to postpone travel over omicron concerns … Ohio allegedly spending big to keep nursing home COVID deaths private … Before boosters, Maine saw highest COVID death rate in nursing...
Employees win cars for being vaccinated against COVID-19
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2021
Two workers at separate Sun Mar Healthcare facilities walked into work one day in late October for their regular shifts.