A son and his father are both breathing a sigh of relief after they were able to get their first COVID-19 vaccine shot together at a New York skilled nursing facility.
Nursing home operators should be on high alert for potential rule changes regarding civil monetary penalties after a lawsuit was filed against federal health agencies Sunday that targets a 2017 rule that relaxed CMPs for providers, a legal expert warned.
Unlike the rest of the healthcare sector, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are still struggling to retain employees nearly a year after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
Vaccine educational activities have been a key strategy used by providers in order to ensure widespread uptake among their staff members, according to the nation’s top nursing home groups.
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More funding for nursing home strike teams could soon be coming under the latest coronavirus relief measure proposed by President-elect Joe Biden.
Top public health officials and long-term care stakeholders have both praised West Virginia for how quickly it’s been able to distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care facilities.
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Healthcare providers who received more than $10,000 in Provider Relief Fund payments will now have a longer grace period to report how they used the aid to the federal government, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association is hopeful COVID-19 vaccinations of all U.S. nursing home residents will be complete by the March 1 target date it set for states last month.
