TekTone enters remote patient monitoring space with Stay Smart Care transaction, CarePredict to publish research on wearable device outcomes, contact tracing, and Kisco adds temp monitoring sign-in kiosks...
May FocusOn briefs
May 01, 2020
Kwalu partners with Clorox for new line of antimicrobial furnishings; Construction Specialties privacy curtains simplify IC concerns; ComforTek announces line of swivel, lockable dining chairs; Ecore unveils...
March FocusOn briefs
Mar 02, 2020
Researchers called much use of UTI antibiotics needless; New pressure ulcer guidelines released; Coin-sized device approved for incontinence; Speed Queen launches stacked unit; and Clorox offers infection...
Additional $20B in relief funding available to providers starting Monday
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 02, 2020
Healthcare providers that have already received coronavirus relief payments through the Provider Relief Fund can apply for additional funding starting Monday.
Nonprofits say president offered misleading comments about PPE for nursing homes; ‘flawed’ system...
By
Danielle Brown
May 27, 2020
LeadingAge pushed back after President Trump said during a speech Tuesday that the federal government is providing needed resources to states for personal protective equipment.
CMS to release first race, outcomes data related to COVID-19 in May
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Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will release coronavirus data regarding race and ethnicity and outcomes in early May, according to Administrator Seema Verma.
McKnight’s honors 2020 class of Rising Stars in Women of Distinction awards
Feb 19, 2020
McKnight’s today unveiled the 2020 class of Rising Stars, an impressive group of up-and-coming women who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to senior housing and care across the United States....
Providers set to receive $9 billion in long-awaited Provider Relief payments, but more help is critical
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 15, 2021
The Department of Health and Human Services is finally releasing a portion of the additional $25.5 billion in COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 payments to healthcare providers, the agency announced...
COVID testing requirements relaxed for fully vaccinated nursing home workers, residents
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 28, 2021
Fully vaccinated nursing home workers and other healthcare personnel who are asymptomatic can be exempt from expanded COVID-19 testing under new recommendations unveiled Tuesday by the Centers for Disease...
Meet Sarah Randolph, Rising Star honoree
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 06, 2020
The effect Sarah Randolph has had on Bridge Haven Memory Care since starting as executive director seven years ago is undeniable. Not only has the community grown from serving just eight individuals to...