PDPM revenue, caring for COVID patients ‘significantly offsetting’ CareTrust’s decline in occupancy
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 12, 2021
The Patient-Driven Payment Model arrived not a moment too soon for CareTrust REIT’s skilled nursing operators.
SNF occupancy hits all-time low, managed Medicare rates also drop
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 11, 2021
Industry experts expect operators to continue experiencing revenue pressures throughout the winter months after skilled nursing occupancy hit and managed Medicare rates hit record lows.
CNA workforce at a breaking point
By
Lori Porter
Jan 29, 2021
COVID-19 is now responsible for the deaths of more than 100,000 residents and staff in the 15,000 nursing homes in this country. I’ve been in this field 40 years —as a certified nursing assistant,...
95-year-old makes more than 3,000 masks for local nursing homes, community
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 26, 2021
When masks were hard to come by during the start of the pandemic, Ohio long-term care resident Miriam Looker channeled Rosie the Riveter and sprang into action to make masks for some relatives.
New ‘weapon in our arsenal’: Antibody drug cuts COVID risk by 80 percent in LTC residents
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 22, 2021
Staff and residents who received Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody therapy were less likely to contract symptomatic COVID-19 than placebo groups in a late-stage trial. Industry advocates are hailing...
Best practices for protecting leaders and facilities from COVID-19 lawsuits
By
Raj Shah
Jan 08, 2021
Nursing home staff, administrators and frontline caregivers have worked tirelessly to prevent and manage the pandemic. Despite their heroic efforts, over 101,000 seniors and 750 employees had died of COVID-19...
CMS details 5 new scenarios that trigger infection control-focused surveys
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 06, 2021
Multiple weeks with new coronavirus cases or low staffing are among the additional scenarios that will trigger a focused infection control survey at a nursing home, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Genesis HealthCare looks toward pandemic recovery after CEO change
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 06, 2021
The new chief executive officer of post-acute care giant Genesis HealthCare is hoping to steer the company onto a steadier path after months of financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
Managing a bah humbug holiday season
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Dec 15, 2020
By now many of us have viewed the viral video of residents gleefully shooting soft foam balls at laughing staff members dressed as reindeer dodging through a pine-tree “forest.” It’s the kind...
SNF occupancy inches up in September to 74%, NIC reports
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 10, 2020
Skilled nursing home operators saw a slight increase in occupancy during the month of September, according to the latest data released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC).