Major operator Trilogy Health Services requiring COVID vaccine for employees … Vaccine mandates remain up in the air for Minnesota nursing homes, hospital workers … Department of Labor announces $21M...
AARP demands immediate action on long-term care reform, wants complete overhaul of ‘outdated system’
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Danielle Brown
Jun 21, 2021
The coronavirus public health crisis has created an urgent need for federal health officials and lawmakers to completely rebuild the long-term care system in American, according to the AARP.
Death rate higher for residents at long-term care facilities in socially isolated neighborhoods: study
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Danielle Brown
Jun 21, 2021
Nursing home operators with facilities in socially isolated neighborhoods are at an increased risk of losing residents based on findings from a new study published in JAMA.
Also in the News for Monday, June 21
Jun 21, 2021
How providers can minimize the number of falls, related injuries among residents … Smartphone apps ‘valuable tool’ for seniors during pandemic … Some NY providers face pressure from families to...
Industry group dissects latest update to Provider Relief Fund rules; can use money to cover eligible...
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2021
Provider Relief Fund payments can be used to pay for eligible coronavirus-related expenses that date back to Jan. 1, 2020, even if they received the money after the expenses incurred, according to federal...
Pressure mounting on CMS to exclude COVID vaccination data in quality reporting
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Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2021
More long-term care stakeholders are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ditch its proposal to expand the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program to include staff COVID-19...
Nursing homes with predominantly minority residents had more COVID deaths and cases, study affirms
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Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2021
Researchers are stressing the need to address systemic racial disparities in nursing homes after a new study showed facilities with predominantly minority populations suffered more COVID illnesses and...
Also in the News for Friday, June 18
Jun 18, 2021
Britain will require nursing home workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 … ALFs experienced similar COVID mortality rates among residents as nursing homes: study … Ohio increases visits at nursing...
‘A win-win:’ MedPAC officially makes recommendation to replace SNF VBP with new incentive model
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Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2021
A proposal by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to replace the current value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing facilities with a more equitable, value-incentive model would be a “win-win”...
LTC use expected to double: report
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2021
The long-term care industry is expected to get an influx of nursing home residents and other seniors within the next four decades, according to a new analysis from MedicareGuide.