Expert expects DOJ to ramp up nursing home enforcement efforts after pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2020
Providers shouldn’t assume that federal authorities will slow down enforcement efforts in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, they should expect authorities to “step up” enforcement...
CMS to release first race, outcomes data related to COVID-19 in May
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will release coronavirus data regarding race and ethnicity and outcomes in early May, according to Administrator Seema Verma.
All nursing home residents, staff ordered to be retested for coronavirus
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 20, 2020
West Virginia nursing home residents and staff members will be retested for the 2019 novel coronavirus following an executive order issued Friday by Gov. Jim Justice (R).
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Granger Cobb
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 20, 2020
In the business world, there arguably has been no executive more beloved than Granger Cobb.
Nursing homes face financial collapse without state aid, providers say
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 17, 2020
Leaders of Connecticut’s nursing home associations are calling on state leaders to step in to save providers from what they warn would be financial collapse amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Long-term care deaths due to COVID-19 soar to more than 5,500; healthcare workers represent almost 20%...
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 16, 2020
The number of coronavirus deaths in long-term care facilities has climbed to 5,670 since last week, according to a national news outlet that has been compiling state health data.
CMS to require nursing homes to report infections directly to CDC
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 16, 2020
Providers will soon be required to report potential infectious disease outbreaks directly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
50,000 nursing home workers to receive COVID-19 ‘Hero’ payments
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 16, 2020
Tens of thousands of California skilled nursing facility workers will be given “Hero Awards,” thanks to a $25 million donation from Facebook.
Providers urged to fight COVID-19 lawsuits by documenting ‘everything’
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 15, 2020
A legal expert is urging providers to document everything related to their response to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a move that could help providers defend themselves in a potential lawsuit stemming...
Pruitt leads providers starting to publicly report coronavirus numbers
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 15, 2020
A major post-acute care provider said Tuesday it has begun posting online explicit COVID-19 data from all of its facilities in response to increased calls for transparency.