MINNESOTA — Nursing home surveyors in Minnesota are now being tested for COVID-19, after state officials faced criticism for allowing the inspectors to go into facilities without first being tested for...
Discharge policy slammed
Oct 01, 2020
RHODE ISLAND — Nursing home providers have pushed back against the state’s decision to ease COVID-19 testing requirements for patients discharged from hospitals and into long-term care facilities.
Facilities ask for $300M
Oct 01, 2020
PENNSYLVANIA — Nonprofit long-term care operators in the state have asked for a piece of the $1 billion stimulus funding pie that was allocated to the state earlier this year.
300 surveyors untested
Oct 01, 2020
CALIFORNIA — California health officials had yet to test at least 60% of its nursing home inspectors for COVID-19 despite promises to do so from Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
12 facilities resume visits
Oct 01, 2020
TEXAS — Just 12 nursing homes had met Texas’ criteria for resuming visitation at their facilities since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of press time.
Document to reduce risk of COVID-19 lawsuits: expert
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
As COVID-19 cases rise in long-term care facilities, a legal expert is stressing the importance of documentation and training to prevent operators from being the subjects of coronavirus-related litigation.
Charges for worker knowingly exposed?
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
A Connecticut nursing home supervisor could be facing charges of criminal conduct in connection with working without a mask despite knowingly being exposed to COVID-19.
Ask the legal expert: How stringent can we be about visitation times and what can we do to or about violators?
By
John Durso
Oct 01, 2020
We have had some family members disagree with our visitation policy. The tension has worsened due to the pandemic, and state and local authorities clamping down to protect long-term care residents. How...
Evidence grows for benefits of digital contact tracing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
A digital contact tracing simulation reduced long-term care COVID-19 cases by 52% more than when using screening and other manual control efforts.
Analytics platform adds key benchmarks
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Electronic medical records provider Casamba has added national benchmarks to its analytics platform, allowing customers to compare their performance to that of other skilled nursing peers in more than...