Valid dementia verdict? Nursing home and hospital diagnoses now better aligned, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
May 03, 2021
Medicare’s dementia claim measures appear to have become more sensitive in recent years, agreeing more closely with hospital-based measures overall and for certain populations than in the past, investigators...
LTC continues prep for complex COVID booster shots after unanimous panel vote
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 20, 2021
Nursing homes and long-term care pharmacies eager to give booster shots to residents and workers moved a step closer in the administrative process after the federal government secured a key regulatory...
Current COVID-19 testing requirements and costs ‘unsustainable,’ LTC operator warns
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 10, 2020
Even with additional testing resources from the federal government, nursing home operators say current costs combined with new surveillance requirements are unsustainable.
Providers cheer state’s new rapid-response teams for easing workforce struggles
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 10, 2020
Long-term care providers in Michigan are welcoming a new state initiative aimed at providing additional staffing resources to facilities facing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Salvation by social media
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 21, 2021
I always thought it was only good for destroying the world, but now I’m here to boldly predict that social media will ultimately save us. After the horrors we’ve been through these past few years...
Strategic planning for long-term health and safety
By
Kenny Thomas
Dec 13, 2021
A year ago at this time, the world was even more uncertain than it is now. Families were not gathering for the holidays and the decision of whether to see elderly family members became a difficult one...
Long-term pharmacies, tired of being ignored, demand more provider relief funding from Congress
By
Danielle Brown
May 06, 2021
A coalition of long-term care pharmacies is calling top federal lawmakers to prioritize the sector for future Provider Relief Fund allocations after receiving no assistance from the reserve since its inception.
Nursing home study reveals ‘dramatic’ fluctuations in prescribing of COVID-19 meds
By
Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2023
Investigators tracked the use of COVID-19 medications in 11 U.S. nursing home chains, describing prescribing patterns that shed new light on the challenges of pandemic clinical care.
Resizing operations an option for providers struggling to rebound
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 27, 2021
COVID-19’s severe impact on the long-term care industry has forced many providers to resize operations while they weather the storm — but the key to succeeding depends on how well operators know their...
Administrators: ‘Do not let this experience go to waste’
By
Bill McGinley
Jun 09, 2020
To Nursing Home And Post-Acute Administrators, I will not even pretend to say that I know what you are going through. I am no longer on the front line. My NHA license no longer hangs on the...