Today is the final day to enter the 2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards … Records claim NC state veterans agency ignored deadlines for assessing vet nursing homes … Ensign’s new REIT acquires three California...
Part-time option means more juggling for infection control staff
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 04, 2022
While nursing homes have had six years to prepare for new infection preventionist guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed last week they will not necessarily need to appoint someone...
Operator settles for $1.75 million, but denies it vaccinated ineligibles
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 04, 2022
A Florida-based operator has agreed to settle claims that it violated the federal government’s Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program by vaccinating ineligible people despite “strongly denying”...
Also in the News for Tuesday, July 5
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 04, 2022
SNF occupancy remains stagnant as labor crisis limits admissions: NIC … Researchers call for more actionable policies around oral health in long-term care
Meet Karen Devaney, 2022 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 04, 2022
The improvements Karen Devaney has made since her appointment as national director of care management at Atria Senior Living are truly indicative of her years of experience in the caregiving field.
Providers: Fix would speed immigrant nurse validation by months
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Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2022
A long-term care coalition is calling on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to address an ongoing issue at its Texas premium processing unit that’s causing “significant delays” in tapping...
Clinical briefs for Friday, July 1
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 01, 2022
Extended! McKnight’s Tech Awards nominations now due by July 7 … Omnicare appoints new president to lead long-term care business … U.S. Supreme Court nixes religious challenge brought by healthcare...
In-home COPD management program cuts 30-day acute-care readmissions
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 29, 2022
Thirty-day readmission rates were 12% for post-acute COPD participants in an at-home pulmonary rehab program, and 22% for those without the intervention, a new study finds.
SNF workforce ‘far below’ pre-pandemic levels but finally showing signs of life
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 27, 2022
Skilled nursing operators are finally making workforce gains in recent months, but they’re still experiencing slower recovery when compared to the assisted living sector.
Study: U.S. life expectancy rose between 2000 and 2019, with some wide gaps
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 22, 2022
Life expectancy for Black Americans increased more than that of any other group in most U.S. counties. This may reflect a reversal of gains in the white population, according to the NIH.