Smooches from pooches: Dogs send love notes to nursing home residents
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 17, 2022
While many nursing home residents across the country may have received letters of love and appreciation from local community members for Valentine’s Day, those at a Georgia nursing facility received...
1 in 8 nursing home workers have completed COVID-19 training program, CMS says
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 18, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is calling for more nursing home staff members to complete its new training program designed to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Federal COVID-19 relief funding a ‘primary support’ for long-term care, exec says
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Danielle Brown
Nov 06, 2020
Federal COVID-19 stimulus funding has been crucial to the stability of Diversicare Health Services’ operations, according to Jay McKnight, the firm’s president and CEO.
‘Not a shock:’ MedPAC considering 5% pay cut for SNFs
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Danielle Brown
Dec 14, 2021
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is leaning toward recommending a 5% pay cut for skilled nursing facilities in fiscal 2021 after a new report found that Medicare margins may indicate SNF pay rates...
Less white, denser employee communities linked to higher number of nursing home COVID-19 deaths, Harvard...
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Danielle Brown
Sep 22, 2020
A new Harvard analysis makes the connection between employee neighborhoods and the likelihood of COVID-19 outbreaks within those employees’ facilities.
Nursing home residents step up to help other facilities impacted by tornado outbreak
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 24, 2022
Two New Hampshire nursing home residents are helping the victims of a Midwestern tornado outbreak get back on their feet one fundraiser at a time.
Long-term care providers urged to prepare for widespread coronavirus testing
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 24, 2020
Providers are being urged to prepare for a dramatic increase in coronavirus testing as federal regulators and states continue to emphasize the importance of testing everyone in nursing facilities.
Nursing home occupancy rates could rebound soon, expert asserts
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 05, 2020
Though occupancy rates at nursing homes have declined during recent years, one expert believes that could change as the “silver tsunami” begins to gain steam.
Staffing crunch leads to major investments, union wins
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 03, 2021
Long-term care workers in several regions are in line for significant wage increases after employees received substantial pledges from their respective operators.
Full bloom: More than 300 nursing home residents received bouquets for Mother’s Day
By
Danielle Brown
May 13, 2021
Where flowers bloom, so does hope. A New York-based organization provided a little bit of hope to hundreds of nursing home residents in celebration of Mother’s Day.