HHS renews public health emergency, allowing waivers, Medicaid increase to remain in play
By
Liza Berger
Jul 24, 2020
With the expiration of the public health emergency declaration just two days away, the federal government on Thursday renewed the declaration for the pandemic, a welcome move for long-term care providers. ...
McKnight’s Tech Awards submission deadline extended to Friday, July 31
By
Liza Berger
Jul 24, 2020
Good news to those folks who still want to show off their tech prowess! McKnight’s has pushed the deadline for nominations for its Excellence in Technology Awards to a week later, Friday, July 31. The...
Also in the News for Friday, July 24
By
Liza Berger
Jul 24, 2020
Federal government now requires providers to account for how they spent COVID-19 relief funds … New York Legislature expected to pass bill limiting nursing home immunity … Pennsylvania health department...
Testing, more PPE lead to 90% drop in nursing home COVID-19 cases
By
Liza Berger
Jul 23, 2020
Pandemic containment strategies including testing and personal protective equipment have had an effect in Minnesota, significantly reducing deaths from the virus in long-term care facilities, a local news...
Point-of-care tests offer more flexibility for facilities, but implementation may pose problems, experts...
By
Liza Berger
Jul 23, 2020
The new coronavirus point-of-care testing program unveiled by the government, while not perfect, offers an opportunity for long-term care facilities to swiftly identify those residents, staff or family...
Also in the News for Thursday, July 23:
By
Liza Berger
Jul 23, 2020
Routine testing makes a positive difference in congregate care settings … Long-term care testing problems plague Arizona … OSHA issues second nursing home citation of pandemic
Youth could be triggering quadrupled nursing home COVID-19 rates in hotspot states, investigation finds
By
Liza Berger
Jul 22, 2020
COVID-19 cases are rising in long-term care facilities across a wide swath of the country — and climbing at a much faster rate in hotspot states than others, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report...
Nursing home providers push for $100B in upcoming stimulus bill
By
Liza Berger
Jul 22, 2020
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living on Tuesday requested an additional $100 billion for the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund, adding that a sizable portion of the...
Political infighting blamed for deadliest state’s drag on coronavirus legislation
By
Liza Berger
Jul 22, 2020
The coronavirus is battering long-term care facilities in New Jersey worse than any other state, by at least one measure. But a Legislature locked in political arm twisting is preventing much remedial...
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 22
By
Liza Berger
Jul 22, 2020
CMS, CDC offer infection prevention training sessions today … Trump delays until 2023 a Medicaid rule that would establish what counts as HCBS for people with disabilities … Ohio nursing homes open...