COVID-19 neurologic fallout not restricted to those who are severely ill … Providers scramble to prioritize workers for COVID shots … Gout may increase epilepsy risk … Groups praise bipartisan Alzheimer’s-related...
Trilogy Health Services, Citadel place high on annual ‘Best Workplaces’ rankings
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 11, 2020
Trilogy Health Services and Citadel were among the large skilled nursing providers to earn top rankings in this year’s Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services lists.
Nursing home providers sue over alleged misallocation of $150M in COVID-19 funding
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 09, 2020
Long-term care providers in Pennsylvania are accusing the state of withholding more than $150 million in federal funding meant to support nursing homes during the public health crisis.
Providers on $523M in COVID-19 incentive payments: ‘A testament to the perseverance and commitment...
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 08, 2020
More than two-thirds of eligible nursing homes will receive incentive payments this week for successfully reducing COVID-related infections and deaths between September and October.
BREAKING: HHS awards nursing homes $523M in COVID-19 performance payments
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 07, 2020
Federal authorities announced Monday that it will be distributing $523 million in the second round of performance payments. More than 9,000 nursing homes that have successfully reduced COVID-19-related...
CMS: Calculations for nursing home inspection ratings will resume in late January
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 07, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will resume calculating nursing homes’ health inspection ratings starting on Jan. 27, 2021, the agency announced in a memo Friday.
New York SNF brings annual Macy’s parade to residents
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 02, 2020
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took on a different look this year by restricting in-person attendance and turning it into a television-only event due to the ongoing public health crisis.
Nominations open for 3rd annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards
Dec 02, 2020
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living have opened the nomination process for the third annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Hardest trial ahead for SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
Providers are now about halfway through what likely will be the most dangerous stage of the coronavirus crisis and must remain strictly vigilant, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration warned...
December IT Update
Dec 01, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services is extending the compliance timelines for the Office of the National Coordinator’s information blocking and interoperability rule finalized in March, due to...