Providers call on state to double emergency beds, increase funding for COVID-19 response
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
Connecticut long-term care providers are calling on officials to develop as many as 1,200 additional emergency beds and increase Medicaid funding to prepare for a second wave of coronavirus cases in the...
COVID-19 and cybersecurity: Protecting yourself from scams and phishing attacks
By
Daniel William
Mar 24, 2020
As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to sweep across the globe and push government health services to the brink, criminals have taken advantage of the widespread chaos. With a...
For-profit providers targeted again in study of COVID-19 care
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 12, 2021
Federal policymakers should be cautious about the influence nursing home ownership has on quality of care after a study found for-profit providers have had worse COVID-19 outcomes, researchers say.
Lawsuit seeks release of nursing home COVID-19 data
By
Danielle Brown
May 07, 2020
The state of Arizona could soon be forced to publicly report which nursing homes are treating coronavirus outbreaks.
Former DON pleads guilty to making fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 24, 2022
The former director of nursing at a South Carolina skilled nursing facility has pleaded guilty in a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine card case, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
HHS halts Eli Lilly’s single-drug COVID antibody treatment in U.S.; dual-drug alternative remains in...
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 26, 2021
U.S. distribution of an infusion treatment using bamlanivimab only has been halted due to virus variant concerns, but an alternative antibody cocktail from the drugmaker can still be ordered, according...
Bi-monthly virtual conference to share COVID-19 best practices
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 26, 2020
The Green House Project will convene long-term care experts to share “proven protocols and lessons learned.” Participants will have a chance to receive feedback regarding their own cases and questions.
New law sets minimum staffing ratios at nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 27, 2020
Providers in New Jersey could spend millions of dollars in order to comply with a new state law that sets minimum direct care staff-to-resident ratios at long-term care facilities.
Here, Fido! Two states distribute robotic pets to curb seniors’ social isolation during pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2020
Florida and New York are using companion pets to help older adults, including those with dementia, combat the effects of social isolation during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Quit treating pandemic’s toll on nursing homes like a ‘bad apples’ problem, expert...
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2020
It’s time for the federal government to “own” the problem of containing COVID-19 by paying for and arranging testing across nursing facilities, long-term care policy expert David Grabowski...