Expert urges providers to show extra legal vigilance in COVID era
By
Liza Berger
Jan 08, 2021
A top legal adviser is cautioning skilled nursing providers to remain vigilant and strictly adhere to the latest guidance and regulations during the national public health emergency, when the threat of...
A vision for long-term care
By
Liza Berger
Sep 22, 2020
Many milestones come and go — a birthday perhaps, the start of the new year, even. Then there are some that seem to be meaningful. Today, the first day of autumn, seems to fall into that category. We...
It’s in the genes
By
Liza Berger
Jan 15, 2008
CEO Robert Adams follows in his father’s footsteps.
Deke Cateau: Shoulders to stand on
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2020
Deke Cateau, Chief Executive Officer, A.G. Rhodes
Expert: Sending COVID-19-positive residents to hospital may be wrong ‘knee-jerk’ reaction
By
Liza Berger
Danielle Brown
Apr 02, 2020
Based on the negative outcomes of the coronavirus, long-term care facilities should not automatically send COVID-19-positive residents to the hospital for treatment, the chair of AMDA The Society for Post-Acute...
Greater use of unpaid post-acute caregivers raises questions about shift to home care: study
By
Liza Berger
Dec 06, 2021
The rate of older adults receiving help with activities of daily living after hospital discharge more than tripled over the study period. Unpaid caregivers likely are providing this care, investigators...
HHS renews public health emergency, allowing waivers, Medicaid increase to remain in play
By
Liza Berger
Jul 24, 2020
With the expiration of the public health emergency declaration just two days away, the federal government on Thursday renewed the declaration for the pandemic, a welcome move for long-term care providers. ...
Pandemic offers upsides for long-term care, industry veteran says
By
Liza Berger
Nov 05, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic, while extremely dangerous and challenging, offers a chance for long-term care and the therapy it offers to prove their worth, one longtime industry executive told McKnight’s Long-Term...
‘Big, big changes’ coming to nursing home regulation thanks to pandemic’s destruction, Grabowski...
By
Liza Berger
Nov 16, 2020
Because of the devastation COVID-19 has wrought on nursing homes, regulatory changes likely are coming, according to a highly respected long-term care researcher.
Administrators on the front lines of COVID-19
By
Liza Berger
Mar 24, 2020
COVID-19 just hit a little closer to home for long-term care providers.