Just 1% of nursing homes throughout the United States say they are currently fully staffed, according to a new survey by the AHCA/NCAL.
Missouri long-term care facilities not allowed to fully reopen
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Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2020
Missouri long-term care facilities were not allowed to fully reopen Wednesday with the rest of the state, as health officials called for a phased-in approach regarding visitation. The clarification came...
‘Unrealistic’ for providers to believe COVID-19 will be fully eliminated: expert
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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.
CMS no longer requiring surveyors to be fully vaccinated in order to inspect facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has rescinded guidance that says surveyors who are not fully vaccinated shouldn’t participate on the onsite survey team when inspecting certified providers.
Providers ‘fully committed’ to new COVID vaccination reporting requirement
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Danielle Brown
May 06, 2021
Maryland long-term care providers are welcoming a new mandate that requires providers to report weekly COVID vaccination data to the state’s Department of Health.
COVID testing requirements relaxed for fully vaccinated nursing home workers, residents
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Danielle Brown
Apr 28, 2021
Fully vaccinated nursing home workers and other healthcare personnel who are asymptomatic can be exempt from expanded COVID-19 testing under new recommendations unveiled Tuesday by the Centers for Disease...
CMS: Only fully vaccinated surveyors should be part of onsite survey teams
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Danielle Brown
Jan 26, 2022
Surveyors who are not fully vaccinated and don’t have a COVID-19 vaccine exemption should not participate as part of the onsite survey team when inspecting certified providers, according to the Centers...
‘Hard to imagine occupancy fully recovers’ before hospital volumes: CareTrust execs
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Danielle Brown
May 10, 2021
A rebound in skilled nursing occupancy will likely come, but only after patient volumes in hospitals return back to normal, according to CareTrust REIT executives.
BREAKING: CMS says all healthcare staff must be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4
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Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2021
Long-term care staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 under a new healthcare worker vaccination rule released early Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Providers: We need more PPE, testing to ‘fully comply’ with latest CMS guidance
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Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2020
Providers won’t be able to “realistically implement” new guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until they have enough personal protective equipment and access to testing, advocates...