What long-term care operators are doing to comply with federal vaccination rule by first deadline
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Danielle Brown
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2021
It’s all hands on deck as long-term care operators quickly develop implementation plans to comply with the new federal COVID-19 vaccination rule for workers with the first deadline just over three weeks...
BREAKING: CMS says all healthcare staff must be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4
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Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2021
Long-term care staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 under a new healthcare worker vaccination rule released early Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Resizing operations an option for providers struggling to rebound
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Danielle Brown
Oct 27, 2021
COVID-19’s severe impact on the long-term care industry has forced many providers to resize operations while they weather the storm — but the key to succeeding depends on how well operators know their...
Providers’ best chances in federal budget talks lie with funding for infection prevention, staffing:...
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James M. Berklan
Oct 13, 2021
OXON HILL, MD — Long-term care interests are clearly down the priority line in federal budget negotiators, one of the industry’s top lobbyists noted Tuesday, but several key topics also have earned...
Take advantage of PDPM before it’s too late: experts
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Danielle Brown
Oct 11, 2021
With the future of the Patient Driven Payment Model, at least as it’s currently constructed, up in the air, now is the time for providers to ensure they are accurately capturing resident needs and acuity...
As antipsychotic use appears to backslide among nursing home residents, risks mount
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 11, 2021
For more than a decade, patient advocates and federal regulators have called for a reduction in nursing homes’ use of antipsychotic medications, a class of drugs once widely associated with controlling...
Merck to seek emergency use for COVID-19 antiviral pill that cuts severe outcomes by 50 percent
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 04, 2021
Molnupiravir has reduced COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations by half in a new clinical trial. An orally delivered drug could offer unprecedented treatment convenience, the drug’s developers say.
BREAKING: HHS releases $25.5 billion in additional provider relief funds
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 10, 2021
Providers can begin applying for their share of an additional $25.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds starting Sept. 29, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday morning.
BREAKING: Feds expand COVID vaccine mandate to all healthcare workers
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James M. Berklan
Sep 09, 2021
Staff in all Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities will soon be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday afternoon.
Genesis mum on terminations after first vaccine mandate deadline passes
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Danielle Brown
Aug 30, 2021
A week after its vaccine mandate deadline hit, the nation’s largest nursing home provider has not said how many employees it plans to terminate from its 357 facilities.