Experts stress need for more person-centered care training in LTSS for residents with dementia … Nearly half of healthcare workers feel burned out: study … Thousands of Pennsylvania nursing home workers...
McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline extended 1 week!
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Danielle Brown
May 25, 2021
There is still time to submit their nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program.
Publicly traded nursing home companies were not ravaged financially by pandemic conditions: study
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Danielle Brown
May 25, 2021
The pandemic has not had a “devastating” financial impact on publicly traded nursing home companies, according to a review of audited financial data submitted to the federal government.
One day left! Deadline for McKnight’s Tech Awards is Tuesday
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Danielle Brown
May 24, 2021
There’s only one day remaining to submit your nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program. The entry deadline is midnight Tuesday. There is no cost to enter.
SavaSeniorCare settles ‘unfounded’ False Claims Act allegations for $11.2M
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Danielle Brown
May 24, 2021
Atlanta-based nursing home operator SavaSeniorCare said Friday it is settling “unfounded” and longstanding allegations of billing Medicare for unnecessary therapy services. The Department of Justice...
Higher facility assessment fees would fund measures to improve staffing, reduce resident density
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Danielle Brown
May 24, 2021
Illinois lawmakers are looking to increase assessment fees paid by nursing homes in order to fund a proposed law that aims to change the way providers are reimbursed in a push to reduce understaffing and...
COVID vaccinations appear to deliver coattail protection to unvaccinated nursing home residents, researchers...
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Danielle Brown
May 21, 2021
Coronavirus infections among both vaccinated and unvaccinated nursing home residents decreased significantly following vaccination clinics at their facilities, according to results of a newly published...
Only 64 U.S. nursing homes — 0.5 percent — had no COVID-19 outbreak the last half of 2020: GAO
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Danielle Brown
May 20, 2021
U.S. nursing homes on average have each experienced about three COVID-19 outbreaks during the ongoing public health crisis, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
¡Ay caramba! Mariachi band puts on special show for Texas patients
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Danielle Brown
May 19, 2021
A Texas skilled nursing facility decided that Cinco de Mayo was the perfect opportunity to do something special for residents after more than a year of being inside and experiencing limited interaction.
Governor steps into COVID vaccine mandate fray by targeting LTC workers
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Danielle Brown
May 19, 2021
New Jersey long-term care workers could soon be mandated to receive COVID-19 vaccines under a directive from the state’s top official.