More than 50% of nursing home and assisted living providers are experiencing lab processing problems after testing residents and staff for COVID-19, according to new survey results from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living.
A dozen direct caregivers at nursing homes, senior living and various long-term care facilities were honored for their “exceptional acts of care” during the pandemic.
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More than 80% of all COVID-19 deaths in Canada are from long-term care facilities and retirement homes, according to a new analysis from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
A Maryland nursing home has been fined $70,000 for Immediate Jeopardy citations related to not isolating new admissions properly under COVID-19 conditions.
Two Alabama nursing facilities are being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following the deaths of four nurses due to COVID-19.
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Spending for nursing home care dropped 7.2% from April to May despite other healthcare sectors showing signs of recovery amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Analysts said they expect a gradual decline through at least the end of the year.
Providers must demonstrate that a beneficiary’s skilled nursing care in a facility is “in some way” related to the coronavirus public health crisis in order to qualify for the three-day inpatient qualifying hospital stay waiver benefit, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is emphasizing.
A portion of a $347.9 million verdict against a nursing home provider was reinstated late last week by a federal appeals court in an ongoing False Claims Act case.
