Nursing homes with predominantly minority residents had more COVID deaths and cases, study affirms
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2021
Researchers are stressing the need to address systemic racial disparities in nursing homes after a new study showed facilities with predominantly minority populations suffered more COVID illnesses and...
CMS must consider pandemic’s broader impact before toying with PDPM rates: analysis
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Danielle Brown
Jun 16, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must consider the COVID-19 pandemic’s broad impact on the skilled nursing patient population and the resulting effect it had on Medicare payments for SNF...
Provider groups seek dismissal of COVID lawsuit against NY nursing home to avoid ‘far-ranging consequences’...
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Danielle Brown
Jun 15, 2021
Both nursing homes and hospitals could face “far-ranging consequences” if a COVID-related lawsuit against a New York long-term care facility allows retroactive use of the state’s repeal of pandemic...
BREAKING: CMS issues reprieve for 2,500 nursing homes yet to report COVID vaccination rates
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2021
Nursing homes that have not reported required resident and staff vaccination rates to federal officials will get a one-week reprieve before the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services begins assessing...
Operator changes plan: will wait for full FDA approval to enforce COVID vaccination deadline for staff
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Danielle Brown
Jun 10, 2021
An Ohio skilled nursing and assisted living operator now plans to wait until the COVID-19 vaccinations receive full federal approval before enforcing its inoculation mandate on employees after listening...
Cross training across LTC industry key solution for addressing worker shortage: experts
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Danielle Brown
Jun 07, 2021
The long-term care sector should use the coronavirus public health crisis as an opportunity to explore broader training opportunities that would allow staff members to work across multiple settings, including...
Prior COVID-19 infection reduces future risk for residents by up to 10 months
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Danielle Brown
Jun 07, 2021
Nursing home residents previously infected with COVID-19 have a substantially reduced risk of contracting the disease again within the following year, according to just-released research.
Families of residents at a North Carolina nursing home are accusing the provider of failing to address its chronic understaffing in a new class-action lawsuit that alleges the issue led to neglect.
Nursing homes among ‘safest places’ for seniors following 98% drop in COVID cases: NIC
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Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2021
U.S. nursing homes are one of the “safest places to be” for seniors, with new data revealing COVID-19 cases at skilled nursing facilities have declined 98% since December and have accounted for just...
Skilled nursing occupancy ticked upward for a second month. Will such small gains be enough?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2021
Skilled nursing occupancy climbed ever-so-slightly for a second straight month in March, reaching 71.6%, according to the latest NIC MAP data released Thursday afternoon.