Providers get relief: HHS loosens reporting requirements for PRF funding
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 14, 2021
Long-term care providers have gotten their wish and now have more flexibility to spend federal coronavirus relief funds after the Department of Health and Human Services eased reporting requirements for...
ACOs don’t reduce burden of care for nursing home dementia patients: study
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 14, 2021
Nursing home dementia patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans had less burdensome care towards the end of their lives than residents with an accountable care organization, new study results show.
Also in the News for Monday, June 14
Jun 14, 2021
NIC: Occupancy rates appear to have hit bottom … Nurse who spurred complaint survey, questioned lax COVID protocols brings wrongful termination suit against nursing home company … Increased scrutiny...
Providers want CMS to delay proposal for new HAI, hospitalization measure
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Danielle Brown
Jun 11, 2021
LeadingAge is ‘concerned’ about a proposed measure tracking healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization.
Feds to deliver ‘positive news’ on Provider Relief Fund in coming days: Parkinson
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Danielle Brown
Jun 10, 2021
Nursing homes and other long-term care providers could soon have access to the remaining money in the federal government’s coronavirus Provider Relief Fund, according to the leader of the American Health...
Operator changes plan: will wait for full FDA approval to enforce COVID vaccination deadline for staff
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Danielle Brown
Jun 10, 2021
An Ohio skilled nursing and assisted living operator now plans to wait until the COVID-19 vaccinations receive full federal approval before enforcing its inoculation mandate on employees after listening...
Also in the News for Thursday, June 10
Jun 10, 2021
CMS increases Medicare payments for at-home COVID vaccinations … Ohio lawmakers push to eliminate nursing home oversight program … Lawsuit over residents’ COVID deaths challenges nursing home immunity...
Operator’s fundraising arm donates $450K toward seniors, youth
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Danielle Brown
Jun 09, 2021
Several organizations, including one dedicated toward feeding seniors, received some sizable donations — to the tune of nearly a half million dollars — courtesy of Vital Life Foundation, the charitable...
‘Going to be tough’: Rough environment for SNFs will create acquisition opportunities
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Danielle Brown
Jun 09, 2021
A tough operating environment for some skilled nursing operators will likely lead a portion to close their doors in 2021, but misfortune for some should result in growth opportunities for investors, the...
Major provider group to CMS: Don’t include staff COVID vax reporting in QRP
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Danielle Brown
Jun 09, 2021
A proposal by the federal government to expand the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program to include staff COVID-19 vaccination rates is being opposed by the nation’s second largest nursing...