SNFs have advantage with new provider relief funds, one key is filing early
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 13, 2021
Skilled nursing facilities should have the advantage against other healthcare providers in getting much needed additional COVID-19 relief funds being made available by the Department of Health and Human...
State leapfrogs feds on booster shots, putting nursing homes in a jam
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 13, 2021
Maryland long-term care residents in both nursing homes and assisted living facilities are now eligible to receive COVID-19 booster shots under a new order announced by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Wednesday.
New CMS guidance allows focused COVID testing during outbreak investigations
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 13, 2021
Updated guidance released Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gives nursing homes more options for conducting a COVID-19 outbreak investigation after a positive test occurs.
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Sep 13, 2021
Connecticut governor has only three days to enforce vaccine mandate … Brown University to study COVID vaccine effectiveness in seniors … Care for dementia patients in and out of nursing homes should...
LTC, other providers embrace new vaccine mandate that covers all healthcare workers
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 10, 2021
President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday expanded its federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate to all healthcare settings — instead of singling out nursing homes — and industry advocates immediately...
Feds failed to capture 40% of early COVID deaths among SNF residents: study
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 10, 2021
Nearly half of COVID-19 resident deaths and cases that happened before the federal reporting requirement started were not included in provider data submitted to the federal government, according to a new...
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Sep 10, 2021
National average SNF occupancy increases to 74.2% … Relatives of nursing home residents file lawsuit against owner over Hurricane Ida deaths … Discharges to SNFs declined 5% during pandemic: study...
BREAKING: 16,000 COVID deaths missed in nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 09, 2021
More than 16,000 COVID-19 deaths and 68,000 cases among nursing home residents nationwide were omitted from federal data after officials made it optional for providers to submit some information during...
DigitalBridge $3.2 billion deal to sell SNFs and wellness portfolio ahead of schedule is ‘no surprise’...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 09, 2021
Florida-based real estate investment trust DigitalBridge Group has agreed to sell its wellness infrastructure business, which includes more than 140 skilled nursing and senior housing facilities, in a...
Maine nursing home goes ‘under the stars’ for prom
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 09, 2021
Residents at the Island Nursing Home and Care Center, in Deer Isle, ME, wanted to celebrate the end of facility visitation restrictions by having a senior prom with family and friends — so of course,...