COVID-19 liability protections extended for nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 14, 2022
Florida nursing homes are about to see their protection against COVID-19 liability lawsuits extended through next summer.
CMS warns states: Survey fully or suffer consequences
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 10, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Wednesday sternly warned state survey agencies they must enforce all aspects of the federal program’s health and safety requirements by long-standing agreement.
CMS begins posting nursing home COVID-19 booster data
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 10, 2022
Nursing home COVID-19 booster vaccination data is now being posted online by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which called the move an effort to “improve transparency” for consumers.
Cincy long-term care residents gear up to cheer on Bengals in Super Bowl
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 10, 2022
Residents at an Ohio long-term care facility have been waiting 34 years to celebrate their favorite team in the Super Bowl, and their caregivers are planning a major celebration in honor of the Cincinnati...
Hospital’s coronavirus containment success a model for other facilities, researchers say
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2022
A testing and mask protocol that rapidly stopped the spread of COVID-19 in two hospital units during the omicron surge may be a useful model for other facilities to emulate, researchers say.
Nursing home visitation policies, omicron both ease
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 09, 2022
Rules limiting nursing home visits in some places eased just as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that COVID-19 cases are either declining or stabilizing in all parts of the country.
16 states file new lawsuit against healthcare worker COVID vaccine mandate
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 08, 2022
Sixteen states are making another push to stop the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers nearly a month after the Supreme Court upheld the regulation.
Long-term care COVID deaths surpass 200,000
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 07, 2022
More than 200,000 long-term care residents and staff have died during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CMS unleashes new tool for improving facility air quality
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 04, 2022
Funding is available for long-term care providers looking to make air quality upgrades to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
You think we’re doing this for fun?
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 03, 2022
Two weeks ago, over her post-game Chick-fil-A, my 14-year-old put me in my place. I was, because I thought being a good mother required so, upset over the overly aggressive basketball schedule her father...