LeadingAge annual meeting returns in person Oct. 24-27 in Atlanta
The LeadingAge annual meeting and exhibition will take place Oct. 24-27 in Atlanta after a year of virtual presentations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Providers ‘spinning again’ — COVID cases projected to peak nationwide in October
Total coronavirus infections are being projected to skyrocket and peak in mid-October with an estimated 390,000 cases nationwide, according to a new national model projection.
After months of begging, bribing and now breakthroughs, we need a little tough love
More providers are deciding that possibly losing employees willing to risk their own health and that of others isn’t truly a losing scenario.
Providers believe COVID vaccine mandates will ultimately decrease chances of workers leaving
The nation’s second largest nursing home association doesn’t expect the long-term care industry to see a mass exodus of workers if more providers enact COVID-19 vaccine mandates for its employees. In fact, the group expects the number of workers leaving to drop if more operators join in.
BREAKING: LeadingAge joins call for COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers
LeadingAge joined a list of at least 56 other professional healthcare groups that came out Monday morning in favor of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers.
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LeadingAge, AHCA insist Provider Relief Funds be released, as infrastructure negotiations threaten to redirect remaining balance … Delta variant, case surges pushing vaccinations slightly higher in states with lowest coverage … CDC identifies first strains of Candida auris resistant to all antifungal drugs … AMA backs update to opioid prescribing guidelines to provide compassionate care to patients in pain … Facing headwinds on Aduhelm, Biogen launches controversial campaign for Alzheimer’s drug
Headed for the Provider Relief Fund reporting portal? Consider these tips first.
Confusion and uncertainty are clouding the landscape as nursing homes across the country begin reporting lost revenues and COVID-19 related expenses that would allow them to keep their share of federal Provider Relief Funds.
Vaccination ‘only way to get good protection’ from COVID variants: expert
The best strategy to protect nursing home residents from variants of COVID-19, including the highly transmissible Delta variant, is through staff vaccination, according to an infectious disease expert.
Feds called on to adopt less restrictive provider fire and life safety codes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is being urged to adopt an updated life safety code regulation after providers warned the edition slated to go into effect could cause “unnecessary nursing home resident disruptions and relocations” due to its inconsistencies and restrictions.
Provider Relief Fund reporting opens for providers
Long-term care providers who received Provider Relief Fund payments of more than $10,000 can now start reporting to the federal government how they spent that money.
