After two unexpected days off, the Daily Update is pleased to resume publishing today. Operations were temporarily interrupted late last week after severe storms caused power outages at the McKnight’s...
Providers storm Capitol Hill to lobby for favorable Medicare, Medicaid funding
Jul 15, 2011
Pushing for less drastic cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, more than 400 long-term care operators visited their lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday as part of the American Health Care Association’s...
The McKnight’s Power Panel “Preparing for business after the main COVID-19 storm” starts at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday (May 5). Registration is free.
Pittsburgh nursing homes under fire may close if bankruptcy sale is blocked
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 12, 2024
A group of four nursing homes could face permanent closure if approval for a pending sale is denied. The facilities’ owners have already found a buyer as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization,...
Nursing home residents dead after Missouri tornado
May 25, 2011
At least 10 nursing home residents and one employee were killed in a Sunday tornado that hit Joplin, MO. The storm killed at least 117 people, and may have caused up to $3 billion in insured losses to...
Skilled nursing still a hurricane victim
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 17, 2006
Seven months after Katrina, shattered infrastructure leaves operators crippled.Talk to various nursing home people in and around New Orleans and not one expresses optimism. There is hope. And there is...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 14
Sep 14, 2021
CDC updates guidance for routine COVID testing in nursing homes … True rate of antipsychotic use in nursing homes unknown due to some diagnoses … Most seniors believe healthcare workers should be required...
Also in the News for Thursday, March 11
Mar 11, 2021
As expected, Congress approves $450M for nursing home strike teams, infection control …Texas faces call to require backup generators for LTC facilities after unprecedented winter storm … Florida...
Nursing homes left in the dark when utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
By
Kate Ruder, KFF Health News
Jun 10, 2024
As preemptive power cuts become more widespread, nursing homes are being forced to evaluate their preparedness. But it shouldn’t be up to the facilities alone, according to industry officials and academics.
Technology company dispatches support after Hurricane Matthew
Oct 19, 2016
CareServ Technologies has dispatched a support team to the East Coast to assist in the recovery of operations for several of its customers and noncustomers following Hurricane Matthew.