Verma: Feds to prioritize nursing homes with three or more COVID-19 cases for point-of-care tests
By
Liza Berger
Danielle Brown
Jul 15, 2020
The federal government will prioritize nursing homes with three or more coronavirus cases during the initial distribution of point-of-care COVID-19 tests.
Quantifying TLC
By
Liza Berger
Jul 15, 2020
If nothing else, the COVID-19 has made us deeply ponder: Just how important is human interaction to our health?
Meet Joanne Braeunle, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Liza Berger
Jul 14, 2020
Sometimes, it takes an outsider to help an organization thrive. Such an argument could be made in the case of Rochester, NY-based St. John’s and its vice president of corporate strategy, Joanne Braeunle.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Bill Pettit
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Liza Berger
Jul 13, 2020
Question: What do you get when you combine a family-owned company with its roots in the timber industry with a leader with a background in banking? Answer: A powerhouse senior living organization.
CDC: Elderly may get top priority for eventual coronavirus vaccine
By
Liza Berger
Jul 10, 2020
Nursing home residents and workers may be among the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine, depending on what a federal committee decides.
CMS resumes staff reporting
By
Liza Berger
Jul 09, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has ended an emergency waiver and is requiring nursing homes to submit staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) system by Aug. 14, according to...
Providers wanting answers on faulty PPE
By
Liza Berger
Jul 09, 2020
Providers called on Vice President Mike Pence to investigate multiple “failures” regarding personal protective equipment distributions.
CMS ‘icon’ controversy merits ‘Grand’ attention
By
Liza Berger
Jul 09, 2020
The provider community protested loudly when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rushed into place an open-handed “stop” icon to merely “warn” readers on the consumer-facing Nursing Home...
Meet Hayley Boutte, Rising Star honoree
By
Liza Berger
Jul 08, 2020
Hayley Boutte is no ordinary administrator. In the 10 years she has worked at Maison Teche Nursing Center, in Jeanerette, LA, she has made a major difference in the lives of her residents and the older...
COVID-19 fact finding
By
Liza Berger
Jul 08, 2020
Several months after the first outbreak in a nursing home near Seattle, we have finally gotten our arms around some indisputable facts regarding this virus,