Lawmakers’ $2T stimulus package includes nursing homes slice; COVID-plagued SNF stops spread, rebuffs...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 26, 2020
Nursing home providers may see tougher infection-control standards thanks to provisions of a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus congressional deal formed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Researchers call on skilled nursing operators to prioritize immigrant workforce
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2020
The needs of immigrant workers should be a top concern of nursing home operators during the coronavirus pandemic in order to prevent severe workforce shortages within the industry and protect the high-risk...
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 22
Jan 22, 2021
Vaccine provider for long-term care facilities suspended by state after hundreds of doses go to waste … AHCA calls for Medicaid underfunding, staff shortages, COVID vaccines for long-term care to receive...
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 23
Sep 23, 2021
Lawmakers push bill aimed at ensuring equitable pay for nursing home care … Nursing homes have higher caregiver turnover than CCRCs … Add New Hampshire nursing homes to the list limiting occupancy...
Looser staffing requirements for nursing homes closer to full approval
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Danielle Brown
Feb 25, 2022
A proposal that would implement relaxed staffing requirements for Florida’s nearly 700 nursing homes cleared a crucial legislative hurdle on Wednesday on its path toward full approval.
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 10
Dec 10, 2021
Senate votes to overturn vaccine or test mandate for private employers with more than 100 workers … Houston giving $57 million to address staff shortages in long-term care … Bill that would allow families...
‘Detrimental to patients and taxpayers’: House hearing lambasts private-equity ownership in nursing...
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Danielle Brown
Mar 26, 2021
Witnesses called for greater transparency and federal oversight of the private-equity landscape within long-term care during a Congressional hearing Thursday that kept the issue in the national spotlight.
End of lockouts for in-house CNA training in sight?
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Danielle Brown
Sep 25, 2019
A skilled nursing advocate is praising a renewed effort by U.S. lawmakers that would allow providers to reinstate certified nursing aide training programs at facilities that have been assessed significant...
Nursing homes sue over minimum staffing ratios, mandatory spending levels
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Danielle Brown
May 25, 2022
Nonprofit New York nursing homes are taking action against the state in a push to overturn “illegal and unconstitutional” policies that establish a minimum staffing requirement and spending mandates...
Reform payment to compel hiring, home-like changes: expert
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Danielle Brown
May 03, 2022
Lawmakers must first tackle “relatively low” Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing homes if they want to prod providers into hiring more staff, adopting more home-like models of care and improving...