State effort to cover SNF care, other services falls short
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Danielle Brown
Feb 01, 2022
Skilled nursing care apparently won’t be covered by the state of California under a single-payer health system after lawmakers failed to act on the measure Monday.
CMS clarifies COVID-related LTC survey process
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Danielle Brown
Jan 31, 2022
Providers have more information on how surveyors will interpret infection control and vaccination requirements moving forward thanks to updated guidance to the long-term care survey process procedure guide...
First vaccine deadline arrives for healthcare workers in half the nation
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Danielle Brown
Jan 28, 2022
Surveyors can now evaluate long-term care providers’ compliance with a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate covering healthcare workers in half of the United States. Many long-term care providers are ready...
CMS: Only fully vaccinated surveyors should be part of onsite survey teams
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Danielle Brown
Jan 26, 2022
Surveyors who are not fully vaccinated and don’t have a COVID-19 vaccine exemption should not participate as part of the onsite survey team when inspecting certified providers, according to the Centers...
70 percent of healthcare execs expect M&A activity to rise this year
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Danielle Brown
Jan 25, 2022
Labor shortages and rising costs aren’t expected to limit healthcare deal volume in 2022, according to a new survey of more than 300 industry executives.
SNF operating margins in the red without emergency aid
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Danielle Brown
Jan 19, 2022
The median operating margin for skilled nursing facilities in 2020 was 1.5% lower when compared to the previous year and COVID-19 relief funding was removed, according to a new report released by CliftonLarsonAllen...
Florida providers are working toward complying with the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate — despite Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) pledge that the state won’t enforce the regulation.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 19
Jan 19, 2022
OIG: CMS must correct states’ poor nursing home survey processes … NJ nursing homes must disclose more financial information under new mandates … Study 1 in 10 could still be infectious with COVID-19...
The top long-term care news stories of 2021
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Danielle Brown
Dec 26, 2021
Here’s a rundown of the top stories that McKnight’s Long-Term Care News readers opened over the past 12 months.
$800M to improve staffing, infection control under latest draft of Build Back Better
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Danielle Brown
Dec 16, 2021
Nearly $1 billion in grant funding aimed at helping long-term care providers improve wages and benefits, as well as infection control efforts, is on the table in the Senate’s latest version of the Build...