Porter: Election controversy or not, all efforts now go to lame duck stimulus package
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 09, 2020
Long-term care providers and their lobbyists are “completely and totally” focused on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of the presidential election results, a top association leader...
Are smart healthcare facilities the wave of the future?
By
Joel Landau
Nov 06, 2020
Amid the horrors of the coronavirus pandemic, there was a hopeful glimpse of healthcare’s future. And it came from the very epicenter of the outbreak — Wuhan, China — where in the early days of March,...
CMS on holidays: No get-togethers, full guidance may be forthcoming
By
Liza Berger
Nov 06, 2020
Lest you think Thanksgiving will be a time to soften some COVID-19 restrictions for residents, think again.
Federal COVID-19 relief funding a ‘primary support’ for long-term care, exec says
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 06, 2020
Federal COVID-19 stimulus funding has been crucial to the stability of Diversicare Health Services’ operations, according to Jay McKnight, the firm’s president and CEO.
Don’t shelve rapid tests as COVID cases climb, advocates implore nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2020
Industry advocates say it’s time for facility operators who have not made full use of rapid antigen tests to start doing so — before nursing home deaths begin to spike again. CMS must “take to...
A common diabetes medication may lower mortality risk among nursing home residents with COVID-19
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2020
A study involving hundreds of Veterans Affairs patients shows a link between the diabetes drug metformin and a lower risk of death from COVID-19.
I don’t want to turn back the clock
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 28, 2020
This weekend we’re supposed to turn the clocks back an hour? Um, NO!
PharMerica: Walgreens’ federal partnership will help ease COVID vaccine delivery to long-term care...
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2020
Some long-term care stakeholders might question parts of the new federal-private partnership that ultimately will offer COVID-19 vaccination materials to every certified nursing home in the nation.
How long-term care colleagues at home health agencies can beat 2020: McKnight’s webinar
Oct 27, 2020
The extraordinary challenges of COVID-19 and how home health agencies can face them successfully, will be the focus of a special McKnight’s webinar Thursday (Oct. 29). The session begins at 1 p.m. ET...
Moving nursing homes forward: The future is now
By
Michael Wasserman
Oct 26, 2020
On March 11, I wrote about the COVID-19 storm rapidly approaching our nursing homes, and particularly the risk of nursing home staff transmitting the virus to residents. On March 15, I pointed out the...