McKnight’s first-ever Product Theater on Sept. 24 will provide demonstrations and information about the newest innovations to help run a more successful business in the COVID-19 environment. Session...
Sept. 23 webinar to address managing dialysis residents during COVID-19
By
Liza Berger
Aug 31, 2020
Many health issues can be overlooked during the pandemic. Dialysis should not be one of them. An upcoming webinar offers key information on this topic. “Considerations for Managing Dialysis Residents...
‘McKnight’s’ Online Expo, with COVID-19-focused education, to take place on Sept. 17
By
Liza Berger
Aug 31, 2020
Autumn is coming, which means it’s almost time for the McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Fall Online Expo! The annual event will take place on Sept. 17 and feature three educational webinars, from which...
‘McKnight’s’ Online Forum on Sept. 10 to examine impact of COVID-19 on telehealth, pest...
By
Liza Berger
Aug 28, 2020
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living will delve more deeply into the impact of COVID-19 on providers’ operations during its Online Forum on Thursday, Sept. 10. And attendees...
County COVID-19 rates will dictate staff testing frequency, new CMS guidance says
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Liza Berger
Aug 27, 2020
Routine testing of staff now will be based on the level of COVID-19 activity in the community. That’s according to official new guidance released Wednesday in response to federal regulatory changes disclosed...
Private equity’s reckoning
By
Liza Berger
Aug 12, 2020
In my second installment of “Things we can learn from the pandemic,” COVID-19 may force private equity to take a good, hard look at what it is doing in the skilled nursing space.
Online Forum tackles issues of skin integrity, infection control and staffing amid COVID-19 on Tuesday
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Liza Berger
Aug 07, 2020
McKnight’s is continuing its campaign to provide education about operating successfully under COVID-19 conditions. Its sixth Online Forum on the subject will take place Tuesday (Aug. 11).
Lab tests for COVID-19 ‘nearly useless’ again due to slow turnaround times: Genesis CMO
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Liza Berger
Aug 04, 2020
Due to the slow lab turnaround times for COVID-19 tests, delivery of point-of-care diagnostic testing instruments and tests from the federal government comes at the right time. That’s the word from the...
Not so fast: Providers must check to make sure their state permits POC COVID-19 testing devices, guidance...
By
Liza Berger
Jul 31, 2020
As nursing homes wait for point-of care testing instruments and supplies to arrive from the federal government, they first should make sure they are complying with state public health guidelines regarding...
Winter is coming
By
Liza Berger
Jul 29, 2020
This pandemic has shifted our perspective like few things have done before. Now, here we are, at the end of July, hitting milestones such as 4 million U.S. cases and other depressing records. And...