CDC hopes $500 million will bring nursing homes, surveyors closer
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2021
Federal health leaders and long-term care stakeholders are hopeful that a new $500 million nursing home strike team program will be a collaborative partnership between providers and inspectors that reduces...
Feds must collaborate — not punish — providers under new $500 million investment plan
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 21, 2021
Providers hope the federal government and states are willing to work with them, instead of punishing them, under a new $500 million infection control initiative aimed at helping facilities battle COVID-19...
Public data on coronavirus nursing home outbreaks still weeks away
By
Danielle Brown
May 11, 2020
The federal government is still weeks away from publicly reporting nationwide COVID-19 nursing home data, according to an NBC News report.
Changes revealed in nursing home COVID-19 reporting demands; states are cautioned about reopening
By
James M. Berklan
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2020
Federal regulators on Thursday finally released details of an interim rule that mandates nursing homes report COVID-19-related infections directly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.