NOTIFY has released NOTIFY Communications, a single-platform communications app designed for senior living communities, early in the wake of COVID-19. NOTIFY Communications is a video, text and voice app...
All nursing homes should have POC testing supplies by next week — quicker than expected, feds say
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 02, 2020
The federal government plans to complete its shipments of COVID-19 point-of-care testing devices to nursing homes by the end of next week, a top health official revealed Tuesday.
New CMS vaccination reporting mandate could drive nursing homes to reach 75% staff goal
By
Danielle Brown
May 12, 2021
Providers say they are onboard with a new COVID-19 vaccination reporting mandate announced by federal health officials on Tuesday — calling the additional transparency “critical” for the industry...
Nursing homes face threats of citations, penalties if they restrict visitor access without good cause
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 18, 2020
Providers who fail to facilitate in-person visitations “without a reasonable clinical or safety cause” could be cited and face other penalties under new guidance issued Thursday by the Centers for...
Nursing homes with staffing shortages more susceptible to COVID-19 spread: study
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 13, 2020
Facilities with higher Five-star ratings for nurse staffing were less likely to have COVID-19 cases when compared with lower-rated providers, according to a new research letter published in the Journal...
50,000 nursing home workers to receive COVID-19 ‘Hero’ payments
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 16, 2020
Tens of thousands of California skilled nursing facility workers will be given “Hero Awards,” thanks to a $25 million donation from Facebook.
CMS now using 14 days of data to calculate COVID-19 county positivity rate; HHS could improve nursing...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid has modified its methodology used for classifying county-level COVID-19 data that determines how often nursing homes will have to test staff members for the disease.
New May 13 McKnight’s Online Forum on COVID-19 strategies
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2020
Long-term care providers will get a chance to learn about more ways to deal successfully with the new coronavirus at another special McKnight’s Online Forum on Wednesday, May 13.
Amid COVID-19, digital tools can harness the power of community and prevent senior isolation
By
Amy Jeffs
Apr 02, 2020
When there is so much going on day-to-day in skilled nursing facilities, it’s easy for operators to get swept up in their specific community’s needs and forget there’s a whole community outside of...
Three things you need to know about COVID-19
By
John O'Connor
Mar 22, 2020
We look to be heading into even more challenging times ahead. But we must look beyond them.