‘Battle isn’t over yet’: Parkinson urges providers to stay united as pandemic drags on
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 12, 2021
AHCA/NCAL’s first convention in two years featured speakers sharing personal tales from the pandemic’s darkest days and praise for the heroes who helped skilled nursing homes survive.
This state’s long-term care providers need 23,000 workers … and counting
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 12, 2021
Nearly 70% of nursing homes here are restricting admissions because of a lack of staffing.
Former operators to pay $6.2 million for outbreak that killed 11 children
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 12, 2021
The former operators of a New Jersey facility do not have to admit any wrongdoing after settling a wrongful death lawsuit filed in response to a deadly viral outbreak that killed 11 children.
Take advantage of PDPM before it’s too late: experts
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Danielle Brown
Oct 11, 2021
With the future of the Patient Driven Payment Model, at least as it’s currently constructed, up in the air, now is the time for providers to ensure they are accurately capturing resident needs and acuity...
Also in the News for Monday, Oct. 11
Oct 11, 2021
Nursing homes lost 38,000 jobs in September, while other healthcare sectors gained … Operator gets three and a half years in prison for $59 million fraud scheme … Providers should prepare for ‘vigorous...
Coordinator turnover threatens to cut into reimbursement: survey
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Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2021
Nurse assessment coordinators could start leaving long-term care facilities in waves and the resulting shortages would leave nursing homes struggling to capture full reimbursement, new research suggests.
Federal guidance on vaccine mandate ‘can’t come soon enough’: expert
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Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2021
Guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers can’t come soon enough for those in nursing homes, according to one industry...
State providing staffing support in mandate’s wake, despite critical media reports
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Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2021
New York officials are “proactively working” with long-term care providers experiencing staffing shortages tied to the pandemic and the state’s new COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to a top...
Also in the News for Friday, Oct. 8
Oct 08, 2021
Focusing on staffing, moving away from punitive structures will help improve infection control at nursing homes following COVID, study finds … California group supports bill that sets minimum standards...
Decline in therapy, higher pay rates could justify recalibration of PDPM
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2021
The Patient Driven Payment Model has become a bright spot during the COVID-19 pandemic for many providers two years after its implementation — but providers shouldn’t expect that shining light to last...