Put this on repeat: Heroes shine in stormy weather
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 08, 2021
Hurricane Ida’s remnants inundated parts of New Jersey with up to 10 inches of rain in violent downpours last Wednesday, but an outpouring of support from the state’s largest private nursing home operator...
Death toll rises as nursing home operator faces 7 closures, legal scrutiny over hurricane evacuation
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 07, 2021
Seven nursing home residents have now died after being shipped to a warehouse in advance of Hurricane Ida, and Louisiana officials have ordered the temporary closure of the seven nursing homes where they...
MedPAC presents alternatives for measuring performance in unified post-acute incentive program
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 07, 2021
A congressional advisory panel tasked with developing a unified post-acute value incentive program is struggling with how to set fair benchmarks across healthcare settings, given differences in patient...
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Sep 07, 2021
Maine delays enforcement of healthcare worker vaccine mandate by one month … Vaccination reduces long COVID risk, even in breakthrough cases, study finds … Nurse who raped, impregnated Arizona patient...
Increases in non-COVID infections ‘wipe out’ decade of progress
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
The CDC’s new report of a spike in healthcare associated infections is alarming, says the nation’s leading infection control group. One bright spot for nursing homes: CDC found no increase in Clostridium...
At least 4 nursing home residents dead after riding out hurricane in warehouse; 800-plus on the move...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
Hundreds of Louisiana nursing home residents have been evacuated for the second time in a week, after state officials discovered four individuals moved to a warehouse in advance of Hurricane Ida later...
New COVID testing shortages and delays evoke comparisons to earlier pandemic days
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
A national shortage of COVID-19 testing supplies — stretched thin after a months-long delta variant surge — is once again threatening safety at nursing homes dependent on testing to stay ahead...
Three Maine nursing homes to close for good after ‘exhausting every staffing resource’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
Three rural Maine nursing homes announced their pending closures this week, all of them citing staffing challenges and the ongoing pandemic.
Also in the News for Friday, Sept. 3
Sep 03, 2021
Nursing home residents’, workers’ COVID immunity drops 80% in 6 months after shot: study … Massachusetts proposes extension of staff vaccine mandate to AL, home care and hospice … Iowa waives...
Medicare Advantage slowing COVID discharges to SNFs: report
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2021
A new report finds Medicare Advantage restrictions are also creating log jams in hospitals desperate to discharge patients to post-acute care and free up needed beds.