Christmas vacation or no, these ‘gifts’ kept on coming
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2022
There’s a pit of desperation of sorts that normally envelops most journalists around holiday periods. With few folks working in government or corporate offices, important decisions and developments sometimes...
Feds shrink Pfizer booster interval to 5 months as omicron surges
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2022
The decision is part of an effort to increase the number of booster shot recipients and build up Americans’ immunity in response to skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, officials said.
COVID vaccine mandate for 25 states newly challenged in federal court
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2022
The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in 25 states currently without an injunction against it is being challenged again in a federal appeals court.
Nearly half of life plan community operators to reduce SNF footprint
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2022
Close to 45% of life plan communities are planning to reduce or eliminate their skilled nursing units in the future, despite 75% of providers saying that having a SNF unit is very important for their organizations,...
Today is the last ‘regular’ day to nominate someone for 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday (Jan. 5) is the final day to nominate a special someone for the 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards during the standard nomination period.
Maximize your SNF’s cash flow through better revenue cycle management
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McKnight’s Product Theater
Please join us at the McKnight’s Product Theater and learn about the newest innovations from two prominent industry organizations. Sessions are designed to be concise but informative and will offer...
No quarantine for certain workers as CDC faces down omicron, staff shortages
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 04, 2022
Healthcare workers infected with SARS-CoV-2 may now return to work in seven days or less — and some exposed workers may be advised to remain on the job, the CDC now says.
Antigen tests may be less sensitive to omicron, FDA says
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 04, 2022
Antigen tests may not be able to detect the omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant as well as they could previous variants, an early laboratory study has found.
NY delays resident care, staffing mandates as hundreds of nursing homes sue over policy
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 03, 2022
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has delayed a new state law that requires nursing homes to spend a minimum of 70% of revenue on direct patient care and at least 40% of that on resident staffing.