Expert: Sending COVID-19-positive residents to hospital may be wrong ‘knee-jerk’ reaction
By
Liza Berger
Danielle Brown
Apr 02, 2020
Based on the negative outcomes of the coronavirus, long-term care facilities should not automatically send COVID-19-positive residents to the hospital for treatment, the chair of AMDA The Society for Post-Acute...
Sabra execs: Operators not seeing PDPM disturbance
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2020
The Patient Driven Patient Model had not caused much disruption among Sabra Health Care REIT’s skilled nursing operators as of press time, according to CEO and Chairman Rick Matros.
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More states, operators race clock to create COVID-only treatment areas
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2020
More providers across the country are now considering converting traditional nursing homes to created COVID-only recovery facilities.
A 5-star New Jersey nursing and assisted living facility was evacuated Wednesday after two dozen residents and five staff members tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Red eyes a consistent sign of coronavirus in residents: nurse
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 25, 2020
A registered nurse at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Wash., said her sickest COVID-19 patients all had red-shadowed eyes.
Red eyes could be a sign of coronavirus in residents: nurse
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 25, 2020
Red eyes in nursing home residents may be a telltale sign of coronavirus, according to a nurse on the front lines at a Washington state skilled nursing facility.
LTC providers getting creative to boost seniors’ morale during pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2020
From FaceTime book clubs to hobby boxes, long-term care providers are finding fun and interesting ways to boost resident morale during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the AARP.
Coronavirus session added to next week’s McKnight’s Online Expo
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 13, 2020
Due to high interest and the fluid situation of the global pandemic involving the coronavirus, organizers have added a webinar outlining best practices for weathering the historic outbreak to next week’s...
Proposed final rules show feds ‘getting serious’ about patient access to health data: experts
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 10, 2020
Two new final rules proposed by the Trump administration should serve as a warning to providers that the federal government “is serious” about ensuring patients and residents have access to their health...