Provider COVID-19 relief funds now to be based on 2018 patient revenue
The Department of Health and Human Services will now be basing its entire distribution of $50 billion in COVID-19 relief funding on providers’ 2018 net patient revenues.
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Massachusetts to restart visits at nursing homes
Massachusetts health officials are allowing long-term care facilities to resume visitations with residents under strict guidelines. It’s among the first states to resume visitations in facilities.
Facility size, location and number of black residents linked to COVID-19 cases
Nursing homes that are larger and have more black residents are at an increased chance of having a COVID-19 case, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Also in the News for Wednesday, June 3
CMS updates FAQs regarding COVID-19 billing for SNF therapy telehealth waivers … Experts emphasize the need for wide-facility testing in long-term care … Oklahoma scraps Medicaid block grant plans … Pennsylvania health official planning to update regulations on nursing homes in response to pandemic
Providers face fines up to $20K for infection control deficiencies, CMS says
Providers struggling to comply with infection control requirements could be looking at fines of up to $20,000 under increased enforcement efforts announced Monday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re ratcheting up penalties with non-compliance to infection control,” CMS Administrator Seema Verma said on a call…
SNF occupancy decreases to lowest levels since 2012: NIC
Skilled nursing occupancy levels dropped 132 basis points to 83.4% during the month of March as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — the lowest since 2012, according to new data released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). The decrease was the result of more resident transfers from facilities to…
NJ officials seek investigation into governor’s handling of long-term care facilities during pandemic
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) may be subject to a federal investigation if the state’s top Republican gets his way. GOP State Chairman Doug Steinhardt called on the Justice Department to investigate the governor’s response to long-term care facilities during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing Murphy of mismanaging federal funds for providers, the New Jersey…
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 2
Worker gets 3 years in prison for embezzling $23K from SNF … No details provided for when visitation ban will be lifted in New York … Dems question Medicare stimulus payments to some providers … Coronavirus pandemic has killed about 300 healthcare workers, infected 60K
Feds ‘irresponsible’ to pass COVID-19 testing burdens on to providers, states
Providers are again calling on the federal government to offer additional funding and resources for coronavirus testing to all aging services providers to help them meet new regulations.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Robyn Stone, DrPH
Robyn Stone, DrPH, brings four decades’ worth of experience to LeadingAge as a top expert and researcher in aging and long-term care policy.
