Daiya Healthcare, a provider group specializing in post-acute and long-term care medicine, expanded operations into Hawaii with clinicians, offering primary care, psychiatry, palliative care and pain management...
Testing rules, requirements are ‘unsustainable’: operator
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2020
Even with additional testing resources from the federal government, one nursing home operator said current costs combined with new surveillance requirements are simply “unsustainable.”
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Dale Thompson
By
Liza Berger
Sep 21, 2020
When pivotal programs are put into place, it becomes easy to forget there was a time without them.
Current COVID-19 testing requirements and costs ‘unsustainable,’ LTC operator warns
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 10, 2020
Even with additional testing resources from the federal government, nursing home operators say current costs combined with new surveillance requirements are unsustainable.
MedPAC explores permanent telehealth aspects for alternative payment models
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 09, 2020
Members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission are in favor of allowing more telehealth flexibilities under alternative payment models — beyond provisions introduced because of the coronavirus public...
A dozen frontline workers honored for ‘extraordinary service’ during pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 02, 2020
A dozen direct caregivers at nursing homes, senior living and various long-term care facilities were honored for their “exceptional acts of care” during the pandemic.
Unintended consequences of the pandemic: Skin woes
By
John Hall
Jul 01, 2020
PPE creates pressure injuries for caregivers, while handwashing may pose clinical risks for residents.
Incontinence care generates cost, assessment concerns
By
John Hall
Mar 02, 2020
Providers need to stay focused on maintaining residents’ dignity and preventing skin complications.
How to do it … infection control compliance
By
John Hall
Feb 02, 2020
Two months into Phase 3 of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ latest Medicare rules of participation provisions, nursing homes are well-versed in stricter infection control rules around antibiotic...
High-priority nursing home complaints likely to come under regulators’ spotlight quicker following...
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 22, 2019
The federal government and state survey agencies will likely place a heightened emphasis on high-priority complaints in nursing facilities and how soon they’re investigated based on newly released data...