Providers have more information on how surveyors will interpret infection control and vaccination requirements moving forward thanks to updated guidance to the long-term care survey process procedure guide...
Bill would reform nursing home licensing laws
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 31, 2022
A new bill would close an unusual loophole in California, requiring all nursing home owners and those planning to buy facilities to get a license before taking control.
First vaccine deadline arrives for healthcare workers in half the nation
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 28, 2022
Surveyors can now evaluate long-term care providers’ compliance with a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate covering healthcare workers in half of the United States. Many long-term care providers are ready...
PBJ staff reporting deadline looms for providers
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 28, 2022
The final submission deadline for nursing homes to report their staffing data for last quarter in the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) is just weeks away.
‘Tone deaf’: Posting of more staffing and turnover data starts
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 27, 2022
Nursing home staff turnover rates and weekend staffing levels can now be viewed publicly on the Care Compare website, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday.
CMS: Only fully vaccinated surveyors should be part of onsite survey teams
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 26, 2022
Surveyors who are not fully vaccinated and don’t have a COVID-19 vaccine exemption should not participate as part of the onsite survey team when inspecting certified providers, according to the Centers...
Feds must deliver immediate $5 wage increase, relief payments for LTC workers, top provider group warns
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 25, 2022
The nation’s second largest nursing home association is demanding the Biden administration “immediate relief” for aging services providers that would include a $5 per hour wage increase and a one-time...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 26
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 25, 2022
Virginia considers minimum staffing mandates for nursing homes … Infected CNAs recount their ongoing work at short-staffed California nursing homes … Death of two residents during winter storm at nursing...
60 Seconds with … Wanzhu Tu, Ph.D.
Jan 01, 2022
A 60 second interview with Wanzhu Tu, Ph.D., a research scientist at the Regenstrief Institute.
Bob Lane: Consensus builder is center stage
Jan 01, 2022
In September 2021, Bob Lane became the president and CEO of the American College of Health Care Administrators even though he had planned to retire after 34 years in aging services.