CMS vaccination rule could outlast COVID-19 pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 19, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could opt to keep its new COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers beyond the public healthcare crisis, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family...
Florida squeezes LTC providers with anti-vaccine mandate law, joins challenge of healthcare rule
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Danielle Brown
Nov 19, 2021
Stuck between a rock and a hard place. That’s where Florida long-term care providers are right now, as the state of Florida on Thursday passed a law aimed at stopping private employers from enacting...
Staffing proposals in Build Back Better Act would cost providers $12 billion
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Danielle Brown
Nov 18, 2021
Skilled nursing facilities would have to shell out $12 billion in order to comply with two staffing proposals in President Joe Biden’s social spending plan, according to the American Health Care Association.
ProMedica predicts prolonged COVID recovery after $101 million loss, occupancy slide
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Danielle Brown
Nov 17, 2021
Toledo-based Ohio ProMedica expects the COVID-19 recovery process for its Senior Care division to be extended due to a decline among COVID-related admission volumes, elevated expenses and reduced levels...
Administrator who allegedly made employees work while sick with COVID-19 won’t answer questions, surrenders...
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 17, 2021
A former skilled nursing facility administrator who was convicted of felony fraud has surrendered his license to run nursing homes after the state found he made employees work while sick with COVID-19...
Providers press CMS on COVID-19 vaccination for surveyors
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 16, 2021
Updated nursing home COVID-19 visitation guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was widely welcomed by long-term care providers Monday, but stakeholders are still seeking more...
Providers face threats from states over federal vaccine compliance
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 16, 2021
Nursing homes across several states are being forced to choose between following federal law over state regulations in response to threats from governors and lawmakers over the vaccine mandate for healthcare...
Appeals court maintains stay of vaccine mandate for large employers
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 16, 2021
The federal government’s vaccination mandate for employees with more than 100 workers remains on hold after a federal appeals court rejected the Biden administration’s push to withdraw a stay on the...
CMS edicts bring tougher survey conditions to nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 15, 2021
More oversight is coming for nursing home providers after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services directed surveyors to take a more critical look at nurse competency and residents’ quality of care...
Providers still can’t limit surveyor access or ask for proof of COVID vaccination, CMS says
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 15, 2021
Long-term care facilities are not allowed to restrict access to surveyors based on their vaccination status or ask them for proof of vaccination as a condition of entry, according to updated guidance from...