Senators slam feds for ‘incomplete’ nursing home data
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2020
Two ranking U.S. Senators are calling out the federal government for releasing “incomplete data” on COVID-19 in nursing homes.
Preparation and F-tag knowledge will keep providers clear of huge, new infection control penalties, experts...
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2020
Developing a thorough understanding of key F-tags and emergency preparedness requirements are key strategies nursing homes should adopt to ensure they avoid steep fines following infection-control focused...
Michigan governor faces heat for nursing home policy during pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2020
Several Republican lawmakers grilled Michigan’s Democrat governor, Gretchen Whitmer, for her executive order requiring nursing homes at less than 80% of capacity to create dedicated units for COVID-19-affected...
First responders honor healthcare frontliners, patients with parade through New York facility
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2020
Direct care staff members at a New York-based facility were recently celebrated in a creative way for their COVID-19 frontline efforts.
Massachusetts to restart visits at nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 03, 2020
Massachusetts health officials are allowing long-term care facilities to resume visitations with residents under strict guidelines. It’s among the first states to resume visitations in facilities.
Facility size, location and number of black residents linked to COVID-19 cases
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 03, 2020
Nursing homes that are larger and have more black residents are at an increased chance of having a COVID-19 case, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Netsmart expands coding, billing services with QIRT acquisition
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2020
Netsmart has acquired post-acute healthcare consulting firm Quality In Real Time, the companies announced Tuesday. Together, Netsmart and QIRT will be the largest service provider in the post-acute community,...
Guide positions in-house salons for reopening
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2020
Salon and spa provider PS has issued a 17-page guide to help senior living and long-term care operators reopen their in-house beauty services. The salon reopening plan — called ACCORD (an acronym for...
Plan ahead to safely invite residents to reconnect, says AHCA/NCAL
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2020
New guidance outlines ideas for safely opening up indoor and outdoor spaces to residents while keeping infection control protocol in place.
Race and location — not star ratings — tied to COVID-19 deaths, say investigators
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2020
Urban location, greater percentage of African American residents, and larger facility size are some of the factors linked to the likelihood of COVID‐19 infections in eldercare facilities.