MISSOURI — Laboratory Gamma Healthcare Inc., which provided lab and radiology services to nearly 900 long-term care facilities in the state, closed.
A relaxed approach to testing over the holidays
Dec 01, 2020
FLORIDA — At least one governor was taking a more casual approach to COVID-19 this holiday season.
Visitor testing policies recommended
Dec 01, 2020
CONNECTICUT — Health officials here are encouraging providers to adopt visitor COVID-19 testing policies to prevent outbreaks at facilities.
In win for providers, judge vacates ‘Public Charge’ rule
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2020
A federal judge has struck down a rule that provider advocates previously warned could limit immigrants’ access to long-term care services and hurt the industry’s workforce.
Granny cam under scrutiny in death case
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2020
A criminal case in Georgia against a former nursing home worker will hinge on whether a video recorded in a resident’s room without the facility’s permission is legal and can be used against the accused.
Ask the legal expert: Can an entertainer threaten to sue for breach of contract for canceled performance?
By
John Durso
Dec 01, 2020
Perhaps against better judgment, we gave a guitarist/singer second and third chances to entertain our residents on a contracted basis. Twice this performer has canceled at the last minute, leaving us high...
Curve Health capitalizes on new interest in telehealth
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2020
Six million dollars in seed funding will allow Curve Health to expand its platform, combining long-term care telemedicine, smart billing, health information exchange and predictive analytics, and attract...
Reliant Rehab now serves Diversicare
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2020
Diversicare Healthcare Services and its 62 skilled nursing facilities have outsourced therapy services to Reliant Rehabilitation.
December Company Briefs
Dec 01, 2020
TapestryHealth expanded its primary care services to assisted living and memory care. The company said its experience understanding seniors’ anxieties and dealing with psychiatric behaviors in skilled...
How to do it … Designing safe, useful spaces
By
John Hall
Dec 01, 2020
COVID-19 has placed restrictions on many “nonessential” projects like renovation. Money is tight. To adapt to the current COVID-19 conditions on limited budgets, administrators and staff are repurposing...