Missing staff, makeshift PPE rampant as COVID-19 hits 34% of nursing homes, new McKnight’s survey shows
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 17, 2020
An expanding coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate the long-term care sector on numerous fronts. Operators are being pushed as never before to deliver care while underequipped, understaffed and pressed...
Providers: We need more PPE, testing to ‘fully comply’ with latest CMS guidance
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2020
Providers won’t be able to “realistically implement” new guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until they have enough personal protective equipment and access to testing, advocates...
Trump wants masks on all nursing home workers, temperature checks for all, and separate COVID-19 units
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 03, 2020
Jarred by the rapid spread of COVID-19 among fragile nursing home residents, the Trump administration on Thursday issued a new set of “critical recommendations” to operators and their governing entities.
Providers to receive more than 500,000 PPE, medical supplies confiscated from price gougers
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 03, 2020
More personal protective equipment is coming for providers in the hard-hit New York area after the federal government confiscated more than half a million medical supplies from people hoarding the products...
COVID-19 survey: Nursing homes’ top strategies for ‘keeping spirits up’
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 02, 2020
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News asked nursing home leaders what they were doing to “help keep spirits up” during the coronavirus pandemic and, boy, did they tell us.
$2T stimulus package a good first step, but more ‘likely’ needed, long-term care leaders say
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 27, 2020
Providers are calling a $2 trillion economic stimulus package a good first step but quickly add that long-term care operators are going to need a bigger slice for an adequate coronavirus response.
Report: VA may experience labor, care challenges in meeting veterans’ increased long-term care needs
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 04, 2020
A new governmental report suggests that the Department of Veterans Affairs will face several key challenges in meeting the long-term care needs of veterans over the next several years. As the number...
New nursing initiative to alleviate workforce crisis
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 21, 2020
The ongoing staffing crisis afflicting the long-term care industry may meet its match thanks to the latest initiative by a national nursing group.
Also in the News for Friday, Feb. 7
Feb 06, 2020
Lawsuit claims facility didn’t do enough to protect residents from alleged serial killer … NY nursing homes can’t absorb additional Medicaid cuts, provider advocate argues … New bill seeks to address...
Workforce concerns remain top policy priority for many providers in 2020
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 04, 2020
Provider advocates plan to tackle workforce issues with lawmakers, policymakers and other stakeholders this year.