Nursing homes appeal expulsion from Medicaid over alleged COVID-19 failures
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 06, 2020
At least two Massachusetts providers are fighting back after receiving termination notices from the state’s Medicaid program over COVID-19 responses deemed unacceptable.
HHS lets suspense mount on remaining Provider Relief Funds
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 05, 2021
The Department of Health and Human Services is remaining quiet on how and when it plans to redistribute the approximate $24 billion of what’s left in the Provider Relief Fund.
Lawmakers want Obama-era infection control regulations for nursing homes restored
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 10, 2021
Stricter infection control and emergency preparedness regulations could be on the horizon for skilled nursing and other long-term care providers if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services grants a...
BREAKING: CMS ends nurse aide certification waiver, many other COVID-19 allowances
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 07, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is restoring training requirements for nurse aides who work at skilled nursing facilities after waiving them early during the COVID-19 crisis.
Florida providers are working toward complying with the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate — despite Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) pledge that the state won’t enforce the regulation.
Exemptions, education avert mass employee exodus as vaccine mandate deadline passes
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 16, 2022
A major COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline for nursing home workers hit Tuesday, and it did so without the major exodus of employees that many had warned would further threaten the staff-depleted industry.
Nursing homes to receive more than a quarter of $385M supplemental budget bill
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 28, 2021
Michigan operators facing financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will get some additional relief after the governor signed a new budget committing $100 million to nursing homes still struggling...
Increased penalties could stop nursing home staffing improvements: study
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2020
Providing more financial security for U.S. nursing homes may help prevent future staffing shortages after researchers found that about one in six facilities have reported shortfalls in licensed nurses...
Providers must make COVID booster shots available to all residents: governor
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 30, 2021
Long-term care providers should have no problem complying with a new emergency order issued by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) requiring facilities to provide access COVID-19 booster shot access to all...
LTC operators paying higher liability costs since pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 24, 2021
Long-term care operators should be wary of increased liability costs following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic after a new report found that industry is facing increasing loss costs — with the frequency...