Minnesota starts testing nursing home inspectors before entering facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 08, 2020
Nursing home surveyors in Minnesota are now being tested for COVID-19 after state officials faced criticism for allowing the inspectors to go into facilities without first being tested for the disease.
Legal expert warns providers at increased risk for COVID lawsuits
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 04, 2020
Providers could see a wave of coronavirus-related lawsuits in the near future as cases rise, which is why a legal expert is stressing the importance of documentation and training to prevent operators from...
COVID infection and mortality rates will trigger provider payouts of $2B in relief funding
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 04, 2020
A nursing home’s ability to keep COVID-19 infection and mortality rates low among residents will be the key indicator as to whether it will qualify for slices of $2 billion in newly available federal...
DOJ probe on states’ nursing home policies draws criticism
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 04, 2020
The Department of Justice is being accused of deploying a partisan attack in an effort to humiliate Democratic governors after it announced a potential probe into four state’s controversial nursing home...
WHO recommends steroids as standard treatment for severe COVID-19
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 04, 2020
Commonly available, low-cost corticosteroids lowered mortality risk by a third in critically ill, hospitalized COVID-19 patients, the organization reports.
BREAKING: HHS reveals provider incentive plan for remaining $2 billion in relief funding
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services announced it will use infection and mortality rates to determine nursing home incentive pay when distributing a previously announced $2 billion Provider Relief...
Nursing home supervisor could face criminal charges for working without a mask while ill, subsequent...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 03, 2020
Criminal charges could be coming for a Connecticut nursing home supervisor accused of working without a mask despite being exposed to COVID-19. Days later, the staff member tested positive for the disease...
Survey: LTC managers find compensation levels less satisfying
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2020
Long-term care top managers’ satisfaction with pay levels dropped 15% from mid-2019 to mid-2020, according to the latest McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey.
Nursing home commission gives report to CMS, public gets to see it ‘sooner rather than later’
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 03, 2020
A report from a national nursing home commission outlining recommendations for providers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is now in federal regulators’ hands and awaiting final approvals before wide...
CDC adds point-of-care device questions to national COVID-19 reporting module
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 03, 2020
Providers can now include information about any point-of-care testing when submitting their weekly COVID-19 data to the federal government.