Diversicare Healthcare Services President and CEO Jay McKnight estimated that the skilled nursing industry saw an 11% drop in occupancy in the first quarter, largely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 testing halted
Jun 01, 2020
Massachusetts — State officials temporarily paused a program that provided coronavirus testing kits to long-term care providers in an effort to improve quality control problems, a state official said...
Window visits eyed
Jun 01, 2020
Washington — Providers in the state defended themselves against complaints that their facilities have stopped window visits during the coronavirus pandemic.
Residents raise funds for workers
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of workers without jobs and reduced wages for many. One Florida long-term care community recently made sure staff remained financially secure during the crisis.
Feds ‘irresponsible’ to pass COVID-19 testing burdens on to providers, states
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
Providers are again calling on the federal government to offer additional funding and resources for coronavirus testing to all aging services providers to help them meet new regulations.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Robyn Stone, DrPH
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
Robyn Stone, DrPH, brings four decades’ worth of experience to LeadingAge as a top expert and researcher in aging and long-term care policy.
‘Game-changer’ $900K grant funds remote patient-monitoring, telehealth tools to fight coronavirus
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission has awarded New Jersey-based provider United Methodist Communities a $909,560 grant to fund a remote patient-monitoring platform and telehealth software licenses for...
Providers object after officials publish erroneous nursing home data
By
Danielle Brown
May 29, 2020
Pennsylvania providers are pushing back against the state’s Department of Health after it released inaccurate nursing home coronavirus data, despite being warned about the errors.
One-time COVID-19 testing at SNFs and ALFs would cost $672M
By
Danielle Brown
May 28, 2020
The total bill would be about $672 million to test every resident and staff member at each U.S. nursing home and assisted living facility just once, according to new data released by the American Health...
Nonprofits say president offered misleading comments about PPE for nursing homes; ‘flawed’ system...
By
Danielle Brown
May 27, 2020
LeadingAge pushed back after President Trump said during a speech Tuesday that the federal government is providing needed resources to states for personal protective equipment.