Improving disaster preparedness for the most vulnerable
By
James Lewis
Mar 04, 2024
I read Lauren Southerland’s column for McKnight’s Senior Living, “Is your senior living community prepared for the next disaster?” with great interest as I lead the policy team for the American...
Planning for the ‘consequences’ of identified hazards at a long-term care facility
By
Stan Szpytek
Feb 26, 2024
Good emergency planning practices and regulatory compliance mandate that long-term care facilities identify the potential threats, perils, and hazards that can adversely impact operations both from an...
Report rips massive nursing home for lacking safety procedures during abrupt shutdown
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 26, 2024
A nursing home’s lack of safety protocols led to a dangerous, chaotic evacuation after its abrupt closure, endangering its 174 residents, according to a new report from the Missouri Department of Health...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 3
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2024
‘Slow but continual recovery’ predicted for healthcare REITs: Fitch … New nursing home eviction rules go into effect in California … Ohio lapses revealed in latest OIG life emergency prep, infection...
CMS expected to target emergency preparedness after scathing OIG reports. Here’s how to prepare
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 27, 2023
Industry leaders expect increased federal regulations in the wake of a new audit from the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. The OIG audit was the latest in a string...
Ask the legal expert … about generator audits
By
Norris Cunningham
Oct 10, 2023
I have been hearing about a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plan to audit generators in nursing homes. What more can you tell me?
Armed intruder and active shooter preparedness in LTC facilities
By
Stan Szpytek
Steve Wilder
Oct 09, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires skilled nursing facilities to plan for emergencies and disasters to protect the vulnerable population they serve. The regulations cited in Appendix...
Nursing homes reveal widespread emergency planning barriers in new OIG report
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2023
More than three-quarters of US nursing homes in areas at high risk for natural disasters face significant challenges in preparing for them, estimates a new federal report issued early Wednesday.
Are you doing enough to keep your residents safe?
By
Nick Gabriele
Jul 05, 2023
Emergency planning is crucial to safeguarding the well-being of individuals in long-term care settings during unforeseen events. By being proactive and implementing comprehensive plans, facilities can...
What the Kirkland verdict means for emergency preparedness
By
Norris Cunningham
May 29, 2023
There is little doubt that leaders at Life Care Centers of America breathed a huge sigh of relief, as did the entire skilled nursing industry, when a federal jury found that Life Care Center of Kirkland,...