Lab’s COVID testing errors ‘sowed fear,’ cost operators tens of thousands of dollars
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 08, 2020
Some nursing home operators were forced to spend tens of thousands of dollars and face staffing shortages following testing errors by a Massachusetts laboratory.
81 percent of COVID-19 deaths here are nursing home-related — double the average; global rates ‘both...
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2020
More than 80% of all COVID-19 deaths in Canada are from long-term care facilities and retirement homes, according to a new analysis from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
How providers can report low, unavailable PPE
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 15, 2020
Providers have an additional resource for reporting low supply levels of personal protective equipment.
Rise in antipsychotics prescriptions during pandemic warrant closer look, feds say
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 11, 2022
A federal study has found that prescriptions for antipsychotic medication in nursing homes and assisted living facilities increased by 7.4% during the first quarter, or first three months, of the pandemic.
‘Hard to imagine occupancy fully recovers’ before hospital volumes: CareTrust execs
By
Danielle Brown
May 10, 2021
A rebound in skilled nursing occupancy will likely come, but only after patient volumes in hospitals return back to normal, according to CareTrust REIT executives.
SavaSeniorCare to drop 48 facilities, aims to increase worker pay and benefits
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2020
In a bid to boost employee pay and benefits, hire infection preventionists and invest more in doctors, technology and equipment, SavaSeniorCare on Tuesday announced it will be acting to get out of 48 skilled...
CMS issues additional FAQs on Provider Relief Fund for Medicare providers
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 31, 2020
Providers should not offset their expenses on the Medicare Cost Report based on the relief fund payments they’ve received. That’s according to a newly released document from the Centers for Medicare...
Providers call on state to double emergency beds, increase funding for COVID-19 response
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
Connecticut long-term care providers are calling on officials to develop as many as 1,200 additional emergency beds and increase Medicaid funding to prepare for a second wave of coronavirus cases in the...
For-profit providers targeted again in study of COVID-19 care
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 12, 2021
Federal policymakers should be cautious about the influence nursing home ownership has on quality of care after a study found for-profit providers have had worse COVID-19 outcomes, researchers say.
Lawsuit seeks release of nursing home COVID-19 data
By
Danielle Brown
May 07, 2020
The state of Arizona could soon be forced to publicly report which nursing homes are treating coronavirus outbreaks.