As expected, Congress approves $450M for nursing home strike teams, infection control …Texas faces call to require backup generators for LTC facilities after unprecedented winter storm … Florida...
Administrator adds special guests for her big day
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 02, 2020
The bonds formed between providers and patients can sometimes feel like family. Residents and staff members at a Georgia skilled nursing facility made an administrator’s wedding day even more special...
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...
BREAKING: CMS announces details of ‘unprecedented’ national nursing home training program...
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced details of “unprecedented” training for nursing homes Tuesday morning to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Medicaid expansion OK’d
Sep 01, 2020
MISSOURI — Missouri voters approved a plan to expand Medicaid coverage via the state’s primary election in early August.
McKnight’s Online Forum on COVID-19 strategies arrives Thursday
Apr 22, 2020
Providers looking to take a deep dive into the coronavirus can look no further than a special McKnight’s Online Forum this week.
‘Monumental achievement’: Providers back Medicaid increases tied to staffing
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 08, 2022
Illinois nursing homes are in line for a $700 million funding increase if a Medicaid funding bill gets a key stamp of approval from lawmakers this week.
More oversight of private equity nursing homes warranted, study finds
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 23, 2021
The public push for more oversight of private equity nursing homes may be warranted, according to a new JAMA Network study that found for-profit facilities were associated with higher costs and more hospital...
Vaccine successes: LTC advocates share effective tools to increase inoculation confidence among staff
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 20, 2021
Vaccine educational activities have been a key strategy used by providers in order to ensure widespread uptake among their staff members, according to the nation’s top nursing home groups.
Verma touts ACO success, while post-acute players simmer
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2019
Despite long-term care leaders’ concerns about not getting a fair share of the pie, ACOs continue to be the apple of the administration’s eye. Figures released Monday show ACO saved federal...