California considers increasing number of nursing home inspections
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2021
Long-term care providers in California could be subject to more visits from inspectors as the state ponders changes to its nursing home inspection system.
State top court says no to managed care for Medicaid program
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 03, 2021
An effort by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) to implement a managed care plan for the state’s Medicaid system was declared unconstitutional by the state’s Supreme Court in a 6-3 vote on Tuesday.
LeadingAge Florida, Eldergrow awarded $1M to launch therapeutic gardening program for dozens of facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2021
Nearly two dozen Florida nursing homes will have access to a national indoor gardening program designed for residents, thanks to a $1 million Civil Monetary Penalty grant.
Providers in limbo on new PDPM pay rates
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2021
Any upcoming cuts to Patient Driven Payment Model rates will not occur without providers’ voices being heard, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said as it solicited comments from stakeholders...
60 seconds with … Deke Cateau
Jun 02, 2021
Deke Cateau, CEO, A.G. Rhodes
New federal guidance says employers can require COVID-19 vaccine giving providers ‘peace of mind’
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2021
Long-term care providers can require staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment, according to new guidance released late last week by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Tina Sandri: Survival with the fittest
Jun 01, 2021
Tina Sandri, MHSA, LNHA, CEO, Forrest Hills of D.C.
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May 27, 2021
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Providers welcome ‘strong choice’ Brooks-LaSure as CMS administrator following confirmation
By
Danielle Brown
May 26, 2021
Long-term care stakeholders said they’re eager to work with the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid after she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
Texas governor signs bill that publicizes nursing home disease outbreak data
By
Danielle Brown
May 26, 2021
Texas will begin publicly reporting the number of infectious disease cases, such as COVID-19, at long-term care facilities after the state’s governor signed a measure into law Monday mandating it.