The coronavirus is battering long-term care facilities in New Jersey worse than any other state, by at least one measure. But a Legislature locked in political arm twisting is preventing much remedial action, according to local news reports.
CMS, CDC offer infection prevention training sessions today … Trump delays until 2023 a Medicaid rule that would establish what counts as HCBS for people with disabilities … Ohio nursing homes open up to outdoor visitors … Nebraska to expand Medicaid … HHS Office for Civil Rights issues guidance prohibiting discrimination by recipients of financial assistance
The tough news is the COVID-19 pandemic has tested long-term care facilities like never before. The great news is providers have responded like never before.
Nonprofit providers appealed Monday to Florida’s U.S. senators to advocate for COVID-19 relief for the state’s long-term care community, which is being hammered by the virus. The coronavirus pandemic is a “Category 5 emergency bearing down on millions of older adults in Florida and across the United States,” Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of…
To improve the coronavirus problem in nursing homes, federal policy must be proactive, not reactive, and supportive, not punitive. So say managing physicians in nursing facilities. In “Solving the COVID-19 Crisis in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care,” a report from AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine in this month’s issue of JAMDA, the physicians…
New York providers should not get too comfortable with the notion of being sheltered from COVID-19-related lawsuits. In a rare summer session, the Legislature is considering rolling back those liability protections. Lawmakers are considering such a measure, along with other relief provisions related to the pandemic, according to a local news outlet. These include an…
HHS extends Medicaid application deadline for provider relief fund to Aug. 3 … Essential workers walk off the job to protest racial inequality … Presidential hopeful Biden offers long-term care proposals
The COVID-19 mitigation strategies of social distancing, face coverings and handwashing not only will help to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they will help to lessen the severity of the upcoming flu season, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Kate Catizone’s love of numbers and data have made a difference at her employer, Villa Healthcare in Skokie, IL.
Senior Editor Liza Berger spoke with Robert Redfield, M.D., about some of the most pressing issues in the eldercare industry.
