One Equity Partners and The Silverfern Group have acquired American Medical Technologies, an independent provider of wound care programs for more than 6,000 U.S. long-term care facilities.
Senate report details missteps in coronavirus nursing home response
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 28, 2020
Federal lawmakers recommended that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should revisit its infection control policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s severe impact on nursing homes.
DOJ probe on states’ nursing home policies draws criticism
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Danielle Brown
Sep 04, 2020
The Department of Justice is being accused of deploying a partisan attack in an effort to humiliate Democratic governors after it announced a potential probe into four state’s controversial nursing home...
HHS details how to allocate latest $2.5B in relief funding
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Danielle Brown
Aug 31, 2020
Nursing home operators received additional detail on how much control they’ll have over their portion of the $2.5 billion in coronavirus relief funding released to them last week.
Controversial drug use in nursing homes elicits senators’ call for investigation
By
Alicia Lasek
Danielle Brown
Aug 31, 2020
Democratic Senators from the Special Committee on Aging are requesting a probe into the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 nursing home patients.
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Aug 31, 2020
Nursing home workers, residents would likely be prioritized for future COVID vaccine under new CDC proposed guidelines … Cuomo slams DOJ’s data request for nursing homes … Indoor visits to be allowed...
CMS to unveil new mandatory coronavirus testing, accounting requirements for nursing homes: report
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Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2020
Nursing homes could soon be subject to more coronavirus testing and reporting regulations.
False Claims suit against Omnicare, CVS Health dismissed in appeals court
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2020
Omnicare and parent company CVS Health earned a court victory this week after a federal appeals court agreed to dismiss a whistleblower’s False Claims Act lawsuit for an alleged kickback scheme.
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Aug 20, 2020
Connecticut failed to protect nursing homes in early days of pandemic: study finds … Florida panel unlikely to recommend reopening of nursing homes to all visitors … 64% of assisted living providers...
White House plan to distribute 7 million N95 respirators to nursing homes welcome, but more still needed
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Danielle Brown
Aug 19, 2020
A plan to distribute 7 million N95 respirator masks from the federal stockpile to nursing homes is promising but a more coordinated strategy is needed to beat the pandemic, according to a leading industry...