Nursing homes with staffing shortages more susceptible to COVID-19 spread: study
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 13, 2020
Facilities with higher Five-star ratings for nurse staffing were less likely to have COVID-19 cases when compared with lower-rated providers, according to a new research letter published in the Journal...
Lawmakers question CMS on proposed 8% cut to therapy services
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Danielle Brown
Feb 10, 2020
Nearly 100 U.S. lawmakers last week submitted a letter to Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, that expresses concerns regarding a proposal that would slice 8% from...
Bill would re-establish House panel that reviews long-term care issues
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Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2020
U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) is sponsoring legislation that would reconvene the Permanent Select Committee on Aging, which would address long-term care issues of concern to seniors.
Ensign returns $110M in aid
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Danielle Brown
Sep 01, 2020
The Ensign Group returned about $110 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid after experiencing another quarter of “record-breaking results,” company executives reported in August.
Act now to ease pandemic’s moral, emotional challenges for workers: researchers
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Danielle Brown
Jul 22, 2022
Long-term care and other providers must consider implementing interventions for healthcare workers, say researchers who found the COVID-19 pandemic caused employees significant moral and emotional challenges.
Suit alleges that officials misused COVID-19 relief intended for nursing homes; accuses state of using...
Feb 01, 2021
Long-term care providers in Pennsylvania have accused the state of withholding more than $150 million in federal funding meant to support nursing homes during the public health crisis.
50,000 nursing home workers to receive COVID-19 ‘Hero’ payments
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Danielle Brown
Apr 16, 2020
Tens of thousands of California skilled nursing facility workers will be given “Hero Awards,” thanks to a $25 million donation from Facebook.
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.
Also in the News for Friday, Sept. 25
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 25, 2020
Omega revises accounting method for operators Genesis, Signature citing ongoing concerns related to pandemic, expects change to cause $140M write down … NJ nursing home temporarily suspends services,...
CDC piling up flu shot supply
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 09, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in June that it is trying to ensure healthcare providers have an ample supply of influenza vaccines for the upcoming flu season.