Shared bedrooms, bathrooms linked to higher COVID-19 outbreaks
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 11, 2020
Nursing homes that utilize shared rooms and bathrooms for residents are at a higher risk of experiencing larger and more deadly COVID-19 outbreaks than facilities that house residents mostly in private...
CMS withholds another $1-plus million over vaccine mandate compliance
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 14, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has withheld $1.2 million in funding from Florida over the state’s refusal to monitor facilities ability to meet the federal COVID-19 vaccine requirement...
BREAKING: HHS reveals provider incentive plan for remaining $2 billion in relief funding
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services announced it will use infection and mortality rates to determine nursing home incentive pay when distributing a previously announced $2 billion Provider Relief...
Long-term care deaths due to COVID-19 soar to more than 5,500; healthcare workers represent almost 20%...
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 16, 2020
The number of coronavirus deaths in long-term care facilities has climbed to 5,670 since last week, according to a national news outlet that has been compiling state health data.
Healthcare workers account for at least 20% of COVID-19 cases
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 15, 2020
The number comes from state reports and is likely an underestimation, according to the CDC.
Engagement activities continue to pour into senior care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2020
As visitor prohibitions continue, senior engagement companies and nonprofit organizations across the country are looking for new ways to serve residents. For example, Birdsong Tablet, a division of faith-based,...
Feds ‘irresponsible’ to pass COVID-19 testing burdens on to providers, states
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
Providers are again calling on the federal government to offer additional funding and resources for coronavirus testing to all aging services providers to help them meet new regulations.
One person with COVID infects 4 to 5 others, double WHO estimates, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 01, 2020
Each person who contracted the coronavirus early in the pandemic likely transmitted it to four or five others, according to a new analysis.
Families of residents at a North Carolina nursing home are accusing the provider of failing to address its chronic understaffing in a new class-action lawsuit that alleges the issue led to neglect.
How providers can prepare now for upcoming PRF reporting
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 25, 2022
As the next Provider Relief Fund reporting period approaches, long-term care providers must have a clear understanding of the type of relief payments received and establish policies on staffers tasked...