New rule’s 15% pay cuts for therapy assistants called ‘devastating’
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2021
The day after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule final rule, Industry stakeholders were searching for bright spots. Potentially “devastating” 15%...
Pink and purple galore: CNA honored for 45 years — and she’s not done yet
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2021
For nearly half a century Alveta Roberts has been a certified nursing assistant at the Crest Pointe Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. That lifetime’s worth of work, professionalism and dedication to...
Also in the News for Thursday, Nov. 4
Nov 04, 2021
Omnicare parent company CVS reports 5.8% decrease in operating income due to $431 million goodwill impairment charge for LTC business … Texas voters approve measure prohibiting nursing home visitation...
Providers demand feds change on monoclonal antibody therapy limits
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 03, 2021
Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities must be prioritized by the federal government for access to popular monoclonal antibody therapy to treat COVID-19, industry stakeholders are urging. Their...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 3
Nov 03, 2021
Most discharged SNF patients understood instructions but still reported gaps in care coordination … Staffing reforms could be coming for Florida nursing homes … Big jump: 49% of long-term care recipients...
BREAKING: CMS finalizes therapy pay cuts in 2022 Physician Pay Rule, and extends COVID reporting period
By
Danielle Brown
James M. Berklan
Nov 02, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a 15% payment reduction for physical and occupational therapy assistants, and extended temporary telehealth services added to Medicare during the...
Digital Edition of November 2021 issue
Nov 01, 2021
Read the digital edition of the November 2021 print issue here. Select excerpts from this month’s magazine can also be found below.
60 seconds with … Vincent Mor, Ph.D.
Nov 01, 2021
Vincent Mor, Ph.D., Professor, Brown University School of Public Health
Balloon ride becomes flight of her life
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2021
Pennsylvania long-term care resident Doris Fosbenner, 85, spent an evening in mid-September floating across the skies after facility leaders made her lifelong dream of riding a hot air balloon come true.
Carol Silver Elliott: Building a legacy through relationships
Nov 01, 2021
Carol Silver Elliott, President and CEO, Jewish Home Family