Verma: Nursing homes shouldn’t take COVID-19 patients if they’re not prepared
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Danielle Brown
Jul 02, 2020
A leading health official again pushed back against criticism from some states that the federal government’s guidance for nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic contributed to the disease’s...
REIT execs tout pay increases under PDPM; express caution about coronavirus conditions
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Danielle Brown
Mar 13, 2020
Operators under healthcare real estate investment trust Invesque are seeing increases in reimbursements six months after the implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model, executives touted Thursday.
CMS: Surveys will intensify focus on infection control in wake of coronavirus crisis
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Danielle Brown
Mar 05, 2020
Surveyor inspections will place a greater emphasis on infection control policies as officials and healthcare providers work to combat the coronavirus in the United States.
Future survey success hinges on audits of emergency preparedness plans: expert
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Danielle Brown
Nov 16, 2020
It’s crucial for providers to be able to document and demonstrate their emergency preparedness and how they responded to the COVID-19 pandemic as survey activities resume across the country, according...
Day-to-day operations ‘much more stable’ for CareTrust operators; CVS confident in vaccine administration
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Danielle Brown
Nov 09, 2020
The skilled nursing and senior housing industries should now be “far more prepared to handle the third wave [of COVID-19] thanks to federal relief funding and stabilized operations, CareTrust REIT executives...
Providers urged to fight COVID-19 lawsuits by documenting ‘everything’
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Danielle Brown
Apr 15, 2020
A legal expert is urging providers to document everything related to their response to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a move that could help providers defend themselves in a potential lawsuit stemming...
FEMA officer: Some PPE ‘way expired,’ probably ‘should have never gone out’
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Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2020
Some of the personal protective equipment that nursing home providers received from the federal government was “way expired” and “should have never gone out,” according to an officer who oversaw...
1 in 3 nursing homes fall in staffing under new CMS Five-Star rating system
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Danielle Brown
Jul 28, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday officially unveiled its updated Five-Star rating system on Wednesday.
Providers press CMS on COVID-19 vaccination for surveyors
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 16, 2021
Updated nursing home COVID-19 visitation guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was widely welcomed by long-term care providers Monday, but stakeholders are still seeking more...
Operators might get more time to spend Provider Relief Funding
By
Danielle Brown
May 13, 2021
Long-term care providers are hopeful for a much sought after extension to the spending deadline for Provider Relief Funds following comments from a top federal health official on Wednesday.