Porter: Election controversy or not, all efforts now go to lame duck stimulus package
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 09, 2020
Long-term care providers and their lobbyists are “completely and totally” focused on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of the presidential election results, a top association leader...
Providers applaud proposal that would direct federal agencies to study how facility design can reduce...
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 06, 2020
Proposed legislation that would require multiple federal agencies to develop best practices for designing senior housing facilities to reduce the spread of contagious diseases received high praise from...
Don’t shelve rapid tests as COVID cases climb, advocates implore nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2020
Industry advocates say it’s time for facility operators who have not made full use of rapid antigen tests to start doing so — before nursing home deaths begin to spike again. CMS must “take to...
Community spread triggers growing number of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes: AHCA
By
Liza Berger
Nov 03, 2020
COVID-19 cases are soaring in nursing homes, particularly in the Midwest, thanks to community spread, according to a report released Monday by the American Health Care Association and National Center for...
Provider group issues tips on how to help residents vote amid pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2020
Nursing home activity directors could use the upcoming presidential election to engage residents about voting this year, says the nation’s largest nursing home association.
AHCA’s Parkinson: Feds confirm 1M rapid COVID tests weekly through 2020, most worried about low census...
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 08, 2020
A worrisome slowdown in federal distribution of coronavirus rapid-screening tests this week is only a temporary aberration that will quickly be corrected, the leader of the largest skilled nursing and...
Additional $20B in relief funding available to providers starting Monday
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 02, 2020
Healthcare providers that have already received coronavirus relief payments through the Provider Relief Fund can apply for additional funding starting Monday.
Residents, staff in all long-term care facilities should be first in line for coronavirus vaccine: AHCA
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2020
The nation’s largest nursing home association is calling on state governors to prioritize residents and staff in long-term care facilities for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine as the leaders prepare to submit...
Administration’s added coronavirus tests for nursing homes just ‘a drop in the bucket,’ industry...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2020
The federal government’s plan to ship a total of 33 million additional point-of-care tests to nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the coming weeks is just “a drop in the bucket [when] considering...
How to beat the COVID-19 staffing crisis? Communication, strong oversight
By
Liza Berger
Sep 25, 2020
The pandemic has hammered long-term care on numerous operational fronts, from testing the field’s infection control capabilities to depressing occupancy rates. One of the hardest-hit areas has been staffing.