Florida’s reopening plan for nursing homes earns praise from CMS chief, may have informed guidance
Oct 01, 2020
Florida may have served as a template for the federal government’s guidance unveiled in September on nursing home visitation. The plan received high praise from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
300 surveyors untested
Oct 01, 2020
CALIFORNIA — California health officials had yet to test at least 60% of its nursing home inspectors for COVID-19 despite promises to do so from Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
Document to reduce risk of COVID-19 lawsuits: expert
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
As COVID-19 cases rise in long-term care facilities, a legal expert is stressing the importance of documentation and training to prevent operators from being the subjects of coronavirus-related litigation.
Ask the legal expert: How stringent can we be about visitation times and what can we do to or about violators?
By
John Durso
Oct 01, 2020
We have had some family members disagree with our visitation policy. The tension has worsened due to the pandemic, and state and local authorities clamping down to protect long-term care residents. How...
Evidence grows for benefits of digital contact tracing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
A digital contact tracing simulation reduced long-term care COVID-19 cases by 52% more than when using screening and other manual control efforts.
Analytics platform adds key benchmarks
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Electronic medical records provider Casamba has added national benchmarks to its analytics platform, allowing customers to compare their performance to that of other skilled nursing peers in more than...
October Company Briefs
Oct 01, 2020
One Equity Partners and The Silverfern Group have acquired American Medical Technologies, an independent provider of wound care programs for more than 6,000 U.S. long-term care facilities.
How to do it … Rehab in the COVID-19 age
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2020
Rehabilitation therapists may not technically be considered frontline by some, but they have come to be seen as just as essential as caregivers to surviving the global pandemic. The road has been bumpy,...
The heart of the matter
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2020
With an intensive clinical focus, Crest Pointe Rehabilitation’s renovation project features its new Cardiac Care Program.
Analysis: A serious casualty of COVID-19: staffing
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
The pandemic has hammered long-term care on numerous operational fronts, from testing the field’s infection control capabilities to influencing occupancy rates. One of the hardest-hit areas has been...