Despite seeing record-breaking COVID-19 case counts during the omicron spike, skilled nursing facilities were able to weather the storm with minimal deaths among residents, according to new analysis from...
Ensign: Ready to blow past pre-pandemic occupancy levels
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 29, 2021
While many long-term care providers are just hoping to reach pre-pandemic occupancy levels over the next few months, Ensign Group executives are predicting their operators will soon exceed the mark after...
Florida evacuates 72 SNFs; Georgia, SC declared public emergency areas
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 03, 2019
The state of Florida has evacuated 72 nursing homes and assisted living facilities ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s arrival to the country’s east coast.
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Grabowski: Trustworthy information, messengers key to staff vaccine acceptance … Longstanding workforce challenges must be addressed to achieve equitable care quality in nursing homes, experts urge …...
Religious nursing homes have more severe violations, fewer complaint-driven inspections than counterparts:...
By
Danielle Brown
May 20, 2022
Religious nursing homes are less likely to undergo complaint-driven inspections despite being found to have more severe violations due to traditional norms that may prevent residents from reporting violations,...
Providers want dedicated $10B relief fund for SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 30, 2020
Providers are calling on the federal government to create a dedicated fund for skilled nursing operators — like it did for hospitals — to aid them in their coronavirus response.
Judge unmasks operators
Feb 02, 2020
The new operators of several new Golden Living nursing homes will be publicly known after a judge ordered the state of Pennsylvania to turn over the nursing home chain’s ownership records.
CareTrust REIT executives don’t believe the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation will “significantly impact” revenues at its facilities despite warnings from several provider advocates...
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By
Danielle Brown
Mar 08, 2022
Florida House approves measure that would loosen staffing standards … Banks seize several nursing homes from Louisiana operator Dean … CMS now accepting applications for new ACO model … Florida wildfires...