‘Shark Tank’-like initiative may quicken COVID-19 testing
By
John O'Connor
Apr 30, 2020
The National Institutes of Health has unveiled a $1.5 billion “Shark Tank-like” initiative to rapidly develop coronavirus diagnostics. The effort could lead to the deployment of “millions of tests...
Nursing homes criticize CMS chest-thumping about $15.5M pandemic fines, severe citations
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 17, 2020
Nursing home operators were left shaking their heads and criticizing the Trump administration over the weekend after the latter touted larger than usual numbers of serious citations and fine amounts against...
Feds launch audit after Trilogy revises COVID deaths by 42%
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 18, 2022
Trilogy Health Services said it is welcoming a review of its COVID-19 data after federal regulators announced plans to audit the operators’ information after the company cut its nursing home pandemic...
Pure determination: Young CNA drives more than 25 miles on 4-wheeler to make shift at Mississippi nursing...
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 24, 2021
Where there’s a will there’s a way. A 22-year-old Mississippi certified nursing assistant proved just that after trekking more than 25 miles on a four-wheeler during a winter storm in order to make...
CMS unveils new tool for public to compare nursing home vaccination rates
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 21, 2021
Individual nursing homes’ COVID-19 vaccination rates are more subject to public comparisons thanks to a new tool from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The goal is to make previously available...
Non-covered losses and steep rate increases: New report issues bleak outlook for provider insurance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2021
The best positioned long-term and senior care providers can expect to see liability insurance rates climb by as much as 30% this year, while those with previous losses and poor venues will face even stiffer...
‘An American tragedy’: 11 nursing home residents died every hour in July and August, Dem report finds
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2020
Two Democratic senators are demanding a better response to COVID-19 in nursing homes from the federal government after an analysis found that more than 16,800 residents and workers died of the disease...
Nursing home lessons from COVID-19: From family webinars to Zoom staff meetings
By
Liza Berger
Jul 07, 2020
There is an expression used in economics: Never waste a crisis. It’s a concept that has a particular meaning for nursing home operators as a result of COVID-19.
Exemptions, education avert mass employee exodus as vaccine mandate deadline passes
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 16, 2022
A major COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline for nursing home workers hit Tuesday, and it did so without the major exodus of employees that many had warned would further threaten the staff-depleted industry.
Pruitt leads providers starting to publicly report coronavirus numbers
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 15, 2020
A major post-acute care provider said Tuesday it has begun posting online explicit COVID-19 data from all of its facilities in response to increased calls for transparency.