NY’s Cuomo, NJ’s Murphy ignore request to explain controversial nursing home policies
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 22, 2020
Govs. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and Phil Murphy (D-NJ) have both refused a request from House GOP members asking them to explain their policies for nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Providers hesitant to require staff vaccinations due to worker shortages
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 06, 2021
Ongoing staffing struggles in the long-term care industry are preventing some providers from making the COVID-19 vaccine a condition of employment for their workers.
Administrator invites residents to be a part of her wedding day
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 30, 2020
The bonds formed between providers and patients can sometimes feel like family. An administrator of a Georgia skilled nursing facility took that to an entirely new level by having residents be a part of...
Lawmaker calls for ‘science’ as guide to VA COVID-19 care after controversial experimental drug use
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 11, 2020
A U.S. congresswoman is seeking answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ following a state-run center’s decision to prescribe a controversial drug to nursing home residents battling COVID-19.
Medicare Advantage I-SNP members more likely to use skilled nursing services
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2019
Long-term nursing home residents enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) are 112% more likely to use skilled nursing services than those with Medicare...
Georgia nursing home residents share sweet wedding day
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 12, 2022
A love story forged over shared lunches and purloined desserts has a sweet ending.
‘You get a car!’: Pair of trucks to be given to get workers past current 95% vax rate
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 29, 2021
Providers across the country are getting creative in order to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates among staff. Some have promoted cash prizes, while others have promised extra time off.
Fired nursing home workers prep $550K claim over county vaccine mandate
By
Danielle Brown
May 20, 2021
Eleven former Wisconsin nursing home workers could seek a total of $550,000 in damages from the county that allegedly fired them for refusing to submit to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
North Carolina group revives old flowers for seniors
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2020
What one person may consider worthless could be highly prized by another. A North Carolina volunteer group is bringing new meaning to the phrase by refurbishing people’s old flowers and giving them to...
White House: Test all nursing home residents, staff for COVID-19 over next 2 weeks
By
Danielle Brown
May 11, 2020
The White House is recommending that all states test nursing home residents and staff members for the novel coronavirus over the next two weeks.