The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued long-awaited guidance on what new activities COVID-19 vaccinated people in “non-healthcare settings” can and can’t do regarding masking and social distancing. Further guidance for nursing homes is expected imminently.
National Long-Term Care Administrators Week runs from Monday through next Friday (March 12).
When providers get back to operating more the way they want to, will stakeholders be amused or will they feel like they’re watching an unfolding tragedy?
The first academic study of its kind has found that the first three months of nursing homes’ overhauled Medicare payment system at the end of 2019 led to a distinct drop-off in the employed number of licensed therapists and therapy aides.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. It was announced Feb. 29, 2020, at a Kirkland, WA, nursing home and kicked off what has roundly been called the worst year in the history of the industry.
Providers can meet the challenge of delivering meaningful messaging in caregiving by attending the special McKnight’s webinar “The Stakes are High: Risk Mitigation Protocols for Medication Handling” at 1 p.m. ET on March 12.
A special McKnight’s Power Panel online discussion with marketplace executives will explore successful operating strategies on March 10. Registration is ongoing.
Answering pleas to open up facility visitation policies is going to be trickier than many realize.
There will be 28 CE credits available when the American College of Health Care Administrators holds its 2021 convocation and expo April 13-27. It will feature live events on three successive Tuesdays.
Some incredibly heart-warming good has occurred for everyone in the profession this week. There’s more ahead, too.
