‘We have been in a fight for our lives’: Providers spending hundreds of thousands on testing, PPE
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 30, 2020
Long-term care providers took their complaints about lack of pandemic support to new heights Wednesday as they urged lawmakers to push for additional resources for operators as the next coronavirus relief...
Vaccine campaigns weren’t effective in increasing rates among SNF residents, staff
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2022
COVID-19 vaccination campaigns with multiple components — such as town hall meetings, educational materials and gifts — did not significantly boost uptake rates among skilled nursing staff, according...
HHS lets suspense mount on remaining Provider Relief Funds
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 05, 2021
The Department of Health and Human Services is remaining quiet on how and when it plans to redistribute the approximate $24 billion of what’s left in the Provider Relief Fund.
Short-staffed long-term care providers are struggling to respond to COVID-19 outbreaks at their facilities and comply with a federal requirement to report COVID vaccination data.
Major nursing home pilot looks to the past for cues about collaboration, innovation
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 29, 2021
Three Pennsylvania facilities will launch a pilot that resurrects and expands on the “teaching nursing home” model of care under a broad new partnership.
Publicly traded nursing home companies were not ravaged financially by pandemic conditions: study
By
Danielle Brown
May 25, 2021
The pandemic has not had a “devastating” financial impact on publicly traded nursing home companies, according to a review of audited financial data submitted to the federal government.
Higher facility assessment fees would fund measures to improve staffing, reduce resident density
By
Danielle Brown
May 24, 2021
Illinois lawmakers are looking to increase assessment fees paid by nursing homes in order to fund a proposed law that aims to change the way providers are reimbursed in a push to reduce understaffing and...
Lawmakers want Obama-era infection control regulations for nursing homes restored
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 10, 2021
Stricter infection control and emergency preparedness regulations could be on the horizon for skilled nursing and other long-term care providers if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services grants a...
Operator accused of falsely billing for skilled nursing services in $100M fraud scheme
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 02, 2021
The part-owner and operator of a Massachusetts-based home health company and a licensed practical nurse are accused of falsely billing for home health services that were never provided, including skilled...
Experts question effectiveness of LTC coronavirus vaccination plans
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 24, 2020
Some experts are doubting how successful the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination plans for long-term care facilities will be, citing concerns about the strategy for workers and potential side effects.