Three-day stay waiver, fire safety allowances extended into 2022
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 21, 2021
The temporary waiver for Medicare’s three-day stay requirement will continue at least into January after the COVID-19 public health crisis designation was extended by Health and Human Services Secretary...
‘Unrealistic’ for providers to believe COVID-19 will be fully eliminated: expert
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2021
A pandemic expert on Monday told long-term care providers that going back to normal and completely eliminating COVID-19 “will likely never happen” in the United States.
OIG eyes COVID-19 reporting requirements for nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2021
More scrutiny will soon be placed on the federal government’s COVID-19 reporting requirements for providers and how they’re handled. The Office of Inspector General ratcheted up pressure Tuesday when...
Nearly 200 Connecticut providers at risk of $20K per day fines over vaccine mandate
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Danielle Brown
Oct 19, 2021
Close to 200 Connecticut long-term care providers could be hit with fines of up to $20,000 per day for not complying with the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that went into effect in late September.
How a long-term care operator used immigrant program to overcome chronic staff shortages
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Danielle Brown
Oct 18, 2021
Instead of waiting for solutions from state and federal health officials, a Chicago long-term care provider has taken its staffing shortage crisis into its own hands by reaching overseas for help.
Data points to steady decline in nursing home COVID cases, deaths
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Danielle Brown
Oct 18, 2021
The rebound in census that skilled nursing operators saw before the delta variant could be closer to returning since COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations among facilities are on a path toward decline.
OSHA seeks $83K fine of SNF for allegedly failing to protect staff from coronavirus
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 18, 2021
An Illinois skilled nursing facility could be hit with nearly $84,000 in penalties for allegedly failing to protect employees and other staff from COVID-19.
Price-gouging, poaching and thin patience: LTC providers seek fixes for anti-competitive staffing agencies
By
Kimberly Marselas
James M. Berklan
Oct 15, 2021
As the bidding war over frontline workers escalates, provider organizations across the country are seeking government intervention to force temporary staffing agencies to play by similar rules as nursing...
Operators urged to provide more emotional support for nursing assistants after pandemic’s costly toll
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Danielle Brown
Oct 15, 2021
Long-term care operators must provide more mental health and emotional support for nursing assistants in response to the psychological and physical toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on them, according...
New York must allow religious exemptions on COVID vaccine mandate, judge rules
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 15, 2021
A federal judge has affirmed an order requiring New York to allow religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate after a group of healthcare workers sued the state over the omission.