CDC: Elderly may get top priority for eventual coronavirus vaccine
By
Liza Berger
Jul 10, 2020
Nursing home residents and workers may be among the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine, depending on what a federal committee decides.
AHCA: Be vigilant against COVID-19 this holiday season
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 13, 2020
Industry leaders are stressing that nursing homes and other long-term care operators should practice caution this holiday season to prevent setbacks on progress made earlier this year to reduce and prevent...
Nursing home sector wants more help from hospitals in vaccination push
By
Joe Bush
Dec 20, 2022
Nursing home advocates are doubling down on their push to get hospitals that discharge so many patients to skilled nursing facilities to vaccinate those they’re transfering.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Clifton J. Porter II
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 31, 2020
Clifton J. “Clif” Porter II doesn’t mind comparisons to Jackie Robinson, the great baseball pioneer. Porter doesn’t open with such comparisons or bank on them himself, but he’s not going to chase...
Parkinson: ‘Bold proposals’ expected for long-term care transformation
By
Liza Berger
Jan 05, 2021
Ambitious ideas regarding long-term care’s future can be expected when mass vaccinations bring some stability and conditions settle down, said American Health Care Association CEO and President Mark...
‘No time to be afraid’: Providers recall early months of pandemic, resilience of sector
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 09, 2020
The resilience, work ethic and sacrifice made by providers and staff during the current public health crisis were honored by the nation’s largest nursing home association Thursday as it kicked off its...
BREAKING: HHS announces $4.9 billion fund for skilled nursing pandemic efforts
By
James M. Berklan
May 22, 2020
Skilled nursing operators will receive nearly $5 billion in funding from the federal government to fight effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Providers condemn visa freeze for foreign-born nurses
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 27, 2023
Add the two largest US nursing home associations to the chorus criticizing the US State Department’s cap on new employment-based visa petition filings.
$3T stimulus proposal calls for MFAR delay, 14% FMAP increase, $500M SNF ‘strike team’ fund
By
Danielle Brown
May 14, 2020
A Medicaid proposal that providers say could cut up to $50 billion nationwide from the program annually would be barred from being finalized during the coronavirus pandemic under a $3 trillion stimulus...
BREAKING: AHCA backs mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 29, 2021
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living today backed mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers, joining dozens of other organizations that have done so...