House subcommittee investigating CMS, nursing homes’ COVID-19 responses
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2020
The federal government and five of the largest nursing home operators are being targeted by a House panel in a newly launched investigation into the handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, July 27
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 27, 2021
Feds publish long-COVID disability coverage guidelines … Genesis’ targeted COVID-19 vaccine efforts increased uptake among Black, Hispanic employees … Israel may recommend Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster...
Nursing home workers vote to strike over staffing, healthcare access
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 17, 2020
Hundreds of nursing home workers at three Rhode Island facilities have called for a strike in an effort to secure higher wages, better healthcare benefits and minimum staffing requirements.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 4
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 04, 2021
Genesis HealthCare requires shots for all: Employees, care partners, onsite vendors must be vaccinated … More than half of U.S. outpatient antibiotics prescriptions not tied to visit or infection …...
Genesis meets goal of vaccinating entire staff, company says
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 30, 2021
The nation’s largest nursing home operator said it met its goal of having all staff vaccinated “as promised” by its first deadline under its new COVID-19 inoculation policy.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 21, 2021
CDC holds off on easing COVID guidelines for senior living communities … Genesis HealthCare announces millionth point-of-care COVID-19 test … Men may have higher odds of Parkinson’s if they sleepwalk...
No adverse booster shot events found in LTC residents; vaccines potent against omicron, studies reveal
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 26, 2022
A study across 239 Genesis nursing homes has found no evidence of adverse reactions to COVID-19 booster shots among residents. The news arrives alongside new studies showing booster efficacy against the...
AHCA’s Parkinson: Feds confirm 1M rapid COVID tests weekly through 2020, most worried about low census...
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 08, 2020
A worrisome slowdown in federal distribution of coronavirus rapid-screening tests this week is only a temporary aberration that will quickly be corrected, the leader of the largest skilled nursing and...
Providers welcome additional SNF funding, but ‘more will be needed’: Genesis
By
Danielle Brown
May 26, 2020
Federal plans to distribute nearly $5 billion to skilled nursing operators to help their COVID-19 response is a good start, but it may not be enough for providers to conduct necessary testing at facilities...
‘The only hope we have is for testing,’ top nursing home analyst says
By
James M. Berklan
May 11, 2020
COVID-19’s ability to hide from plain sight will continue to crush expectations of halting its spread unless more and quicker testing at nursing homes sweeps the country, said a top U.S. researcher sifting...