Lawmakers raise the heat on states that forced nursing homes to admit coronavirus patients
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2020
Five Democratic governors are facing additional heat for their policies that forced nursing homes to take in COVID-19 residents.
Trump: ‘We’re working with extreme vigilance to protect nursing home residents’
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2020
The federal government is working “very, very hard” with governors to address the coronavirus crisis and why it’s having a deadly impact on nursing homes, President Trump asserted Monday during a...
House subcommittee investigating CMS, nursing homes’ COVID-19 responses
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2020
The federal government and five of the largest nursing home operators are being targeted by a House panel in a newly launched investigation into the handling of the coronavirus crisis.
FEMA officer: Some PPE ‘way expired,’ probably ‘should have never gone out’
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2020
Some of the personal protective equipment that nursing home providers received from the federal government was “way expired” and “should have never gone out,” according to an officer who oversaw...
CDC releases updated consolidated testing guidelines for nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 16, 2020
Testing a nursing home resident for COVID-19 more than once in a 24-hour period is not being encouraged by the federal government under updated guidance.
Dozens of Maryland nursing homes face fines for not reporting COVID-19 data
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 16, 2020
Not reporting COVID-19 data to the state health authorities has proven costly for two dozen nursing homes in Maryland.
‘Federal government needs to own’ COVID-19 issues, better help nursing homes, expert says
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 15, 2020
Federal authorities need to stop the blame game and take more responsibility getting vital testing, protective equipment and other needed elements to nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading...
Despite lack of complaints, CMS warns providers not to take resident stimulus checks
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 12, 2020
Nursing home providers that seize stimulus checks from residents could be removed from participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the Trump Administration warned this week.
COVID-19 costs should be baked into the SNF PPS payment structure for ‘foreseeable future,’ AHCA...
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 11, 2020
The federal government should integrate increased costs associated with COVID-19 care in the SNF PPS payment structure for the “foreseeable future” to ensure adequate reimbursement, according to the...
More than 140 healthcare workers honored for ‘selfless acts’ during pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 11, 2020
More than 140 workers in the long-term care industry honored for their efforts to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 pandemic by post-acute care software company MaxtrixCare