NIC kicks off big fall virtual conference season Tuesday
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 02, 2020
The first of many major long-term and senior care-related online conferences in the coming months opens Tuesday when the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care kicks off annual fall...
October Business Briefs
Oct 01, 2020
CareTrust REIT Inc. acquired two Montana skilled nursing facilities in an off-market transaction, the company announced in early September.
Evidence grows for benefits of digital contact tracing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
A digital contact tracing simulation reduced long-term care COVID-19 cases by 52% more than when using screening and other manual control efforts.
Fishing cart hooks global honor
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2020
A senior community’s creative approach to a fishing trip received acclaim on an international level.
Could smaller be better when it comes to weathering pandemic? Some long-term care companies say yes
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
Sometimes there is an advantage to being a smaller operator. In the case of Cascadia Healthcare, which has 22 largely skilled nursing communities in five Western states, its size has allowed it to act...
One person with COVID infects 4 to 5 others, double WHO estimates, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 01, 2020
Each person who contracted the coronavirus early in the pandemic likely transmitted it to four or five others, according to a new analysis.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 30
Sep 30, 2020
Report alleges Medicaid discrimination at Massachusetts nursing homes … CMS provides guidance on emergency preparedness testing exercises … NIC, UChicago to study impact of COVID-19 pandemic on seniors...
Nursing homes will be first to get coronavirus vaccine, official pledges, as federal group delays vote
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 25, 2020
One top state official has pledged that nursing home residents and staff members will be the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine, even though a federal advisory group has yet to vote on who should receive...
Pandemic’s impact on nursing homes, seniors may affect presidential election, report finds
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2020
Some voters could hold President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and its deadly impact on nursing homes against him when they head to the polls in November, according to a new polling...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Sept. 16
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2020
SNF Quality Reporting Program seeking public input on healthcare-associated infections measure … NIH increases funding for dementia study of Mexican Americans … Arthritis drug may help shorten COVID...