CMS now using 14 days of data to calculate COVID-19 county positivity rate; HHS could improve nursing...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid has modified its methodology used for classifying county-level COVID-19 data that determines how often nursing homes will have to test staff members for the disease.
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: 95% of nursing home residents taking vaccine, Parkinson says
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 04, 2021
A vast majority of nursing home residents are signing up to receive the first dose of available coronavirus vaccine, according to the leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association.
Providers want 24-hour RN staffing proposal cut from House infrastructure plan
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 05, 2021
The nation’s largest nursing home association is demanding that lawmakers withdraw a proposal in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill that would require long-term care facilities to have a registered...
67th annual AHCA annual meeting hits Music City
Oct 13, 2016
The annual convention and expo of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living kicks off Sunday in Nashville. Dozens of educational sessions will offer long-term care professionals...
Pay boost might not absorb ‘sudden changes or shocks’ but providers mostly content with 3.7% hike
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 06, 2023
The official comment period for a proposed 3.7% nursing home pay hike closed Monday with just 45 comments, a historically paltry number indicating that, unlike previous pay rules, the sector is mostly...
AHCA/NCAL members prepare for D.C. visit
Jun 29, 2012
On the eve of a scheduled repeal vote on the Affordable Care Act, American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living members will visit lawmakers during their 2012 Congressional Briefing...
My InnerView executives recognized by AHCA
Jul 31, 2013
Vivian Tellis-Nayak, Ph.D., and Mary Tellis-Nayak, RN, MSN, MP, are the 2013 recipients of the American Health Care Association’s Mary K. Ousley Champion of Quality Award.
43 recommendations help fill gap in medical and mental healthcare guidance for assisted living, experts...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2022
Forty-three recommendations from a new study will guide medical and mental healthcare and increase care consistency in assisted living, the authors say.
White House offering varied supports to help LTC protect older adults from COVID
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 05, 2023
As the country enters its fourth year dealing with COVID-19, the federal government is offering its assistance on testing access, vaccines and guidance on antiviral treatments, says White House COVID-19...
Less than a month to go: NASL and AHCA/NCAL conventions return
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 10, 2021
After a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living and the National Association for the Support of Long Term Care will again take place...