LTC staff to receive free behavioral health training in new federal program
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 17, 2022
The new $15 million program will focus on workforce skills in an effort to strengthen behavioral healthcare delivery in long-term care facilities, HHS announced Monday.
Mix-and-match booster shots a plus for long-term care, AHCA/NCAL’s chief doc says
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 25, 2021
Adding the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to the mix will “catapult” efforts to increase COVID-19 booster access for residents and staff, David Gifford, M.D., says.
‘Significant ramp-up’ of vaccinations coming for long-term care; AHCA happy with process
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 07, 2021
Vaccination efforts in long-term care facilities are expected to accelerate noticeably in the coming days and weeks, the nation’s top federal health official asserted Wednesday.
CMS gives its nursing home info a new online hub
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 02, 2020
Nursing home providers now have a one-stop source to find all of the latest information from the federal government on guidance and resources available to them.
Expanded methadone access urged for SNF residents with opioid use disorder
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 28, 2022
Policy changes are needed to help to improve older adults’ recovery rates in the skilled nursing facility population, according to a call for regulatory reform published Tuesday.
CMS now offering cognitive, mood assessment training for SNF providers
By
Alicia Lasek
May 10, 2021
The training includes four virtual, on-demand courses that give providers an overview of key clinical considerations for performing these assessments in the nursing home setting, the agency announced.
Mask prioritization ‘upside-down’; eldercare workers should be No. 1 recipient: report
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 15, 2021
Frontline staff may be exposed to as much or more cough and COVID-19 droplets than ICU workers performing intubations, according to some researchers and anesthesiologists.
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 pledge fraud enforcement surge, while others seek whistleblowers
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 29, 2021
Skilled nursing providers will remain in the crosshairs as fraud enforcement picks up post-COVID, but it’s not just federal officials taking aim, according to one of the government’s top healthcare...
CMS overpays poor performing nursing homes by $5 million in 2004
May 06, 2008
Nursing homes that fell out of compliance with federal quality-of-care standards in 2004 received more than $5 million in overpayments that year, as a result of processing errors, the Department of Health...