Providers have an additional resource for reporting low supply levels of personal protective equipment.
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...
CMS granting providers advanced Medicare payments
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 30, 2020
Providers responding to the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak will now be able to receive accelerated and advanced Medicare payments, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Saturday. The...
Experts expect COVID-19 to create surge of post-acute residents, more staffing woes
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 27, 2020
Staffing will be “key” for post-acute care providers in the coming weeks, especially during an expected surge of residents recovering from the novel 2019 coronavirus, experts say in a new viewpoint...
Lawmakers’ $2T stimulus package includes nursing homes slice; COVID-plagued SNF stops spread, rebuffs...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 26, 2020
Nursing home providers may see tougher infection-control standards thanks to provisions of a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus congressional deal formed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Resident photo use OK’d
Mar 04, 2020
MINNESOTA — Nursing home providers, take note: A Minnesota senior living facility was not in violation of a state health records law after a nurse’s aide posted a photo of a resident on social media,...
Administrator adds special guests for her big day
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 02, 2020
The bonds formed between providers and patients can sometimes feel like family. Residents and staff members at a Georgia skilled nursing facility made an administrator’s wedding day even more special...
‘Public Charge’ rule goes into effect despite warnings from LTC advocates
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 27, 2020
A federal rule that allows the federal government to base green card decisions on whether an immigrant would use government benefit programs, such as Medicaid and food stamps, is now in effect.
Omega execs issue caution about supplemental Medicaid pay proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 06, 2020
Omega Healthcare and its operators expressed reservations Thursday about a proposed federal rule that threatens several Medicaid funding programs for providers. Company executives conveyed concerns during...
Workforce concerns remain top policy priority for many providers in 2020
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 04, 2020
Provider advocates plan to tackle workforce issues with lawmakers, policymakers and other stakeholders this year.