State’s definition change reduces COVID-19 death toll for some nursing homes
The number of coronavirus-related deaths at some Pennsylvania nursing homes has been lowered after the state updated the definition for what qualifies as a COVID-19 death.
The number of coronavirus-related deaths at some Pennsylvania nursing homes has been lowered after the state updated the definition for what qualifies as a COVID-19 death.
Govs. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and Phil Murphy (D-NJ) have both refused a request from House GOP members asking them to explain their policies for nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Five Democratic governors are facing additional heat for their policies that forced nursing homes to take in COVID-19 residents.
Pennsylvania providers are pushing back against the state’s Department of Health after it released inaccurate nursing home coronavirus data, despite being warned about the errors.
Long-term care providers in Pennsylvania are praising lawmakers after the State Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that provides more than $500 million in emergency funding for operators.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has installed temporary management at nine nursing homes owned by Skyline Healthcare, the latest group to fall in the growing collapse of the New Jersey-based operator.
Golden Living Centers is fighting an arbitration ruling that found the company owes $1.8 million in vacation pay to 2,000 former employees at 36 Pennsylvania nursing homes.
Pennsylvania’s probe into alleged staffing problems at several nursing homes are among the latest to call into question certain kinds of arrangements.
A TV station alleged Wednesday that Pennsylvania’s largest nursing home provider group may have undue influence over state regulators.
Well-designed programs to coordinate care for patients with complex needs can reduce Medicare expenditures, including skilled nursing facility costs, according to an issue brief released Thursday by The Commonwealth Fund.