HHS expands types of providers that can apply for Phase 3 Provider Relief Fund payments … Feds clarify how LTC workers will receive COVID-19 vaccines, payment options for vaccine distribution program...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 8
Oct 08, 2020
HHS updates FAQs for Provider Relief Fund … Strong infection control, limited physical contact among key recommendations for welcoming back nursing home visitors … Nearly half of U.S. nursing homes...
Just in time
Aug 26, 2008
Long-term care providers are enthusiastically backing legislation to increase the ranks of foreign-educated nurses. A House committee recently approved the Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act (H.R. 5924)....
SNF will pay $28 million to settle fraud, neglect lawsuits
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Jun 24, 2016
A New York skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $28 million and implement reforms to settle a lawsuit alleging fraud, neglect and criminal conduct from the facility’s owners and staff.
Officials: More additions and rebasings of nursing home ratings to come
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James M. Berklan
Feb 23, 2015
Nearly one-third of the nation’s skilled nursing facilities lost a rating star due purely to administrative changes Friday, when regulators also emphasized that more quality measures will be added...
Lawmakers’ $2T stimulus package includes nursing homes slice; COVID-plagued SNF stops spread, rebuffs...
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Danielle Brown
Mar 26, 2020
Nursing home providers may see tougher infection-control standards thanks to provisions of a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus congressional deal formed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ask the nursing expert: How can I minimize phone calls?
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Anne Marie Barnett
Feb 01, 2011
Anne Marie Barnett, RN President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Researchers call on skilled nursing operators to prioritize immigrant workforce
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Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2020
The needs of immigrant workers should be a top concern of nursing home operators during the coronavirus pandemic in order to prevent severe workforce shortages within the industry and protect the high-risk...
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 22
Jan 22, 2021
Vaccine provider for long-term care facilities suspended by state after hundreds of doses go to waste … AHCA calls for Medicaid underfunding, staff shortages, COVID vaccines for long-term care to receive...
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 23
Sep 23, 2021
Lawmakers push bill aimed at ensuring equitable pay for nursing home care … Nursing homes have higher caregiver turnover than CCRCs … Add New Hampshire nursing homes to the list limiting occupancy...