500 ‘worst’ nursing homes would get more scrutiny, resources under reintroduced Senate bill
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2021
A pair of senators who commissioned a damning report on the worst performing U.S. nursing homes in 2019 reintroduced follow-up legislation Monday that would bring more scrutiny — and assistance — to...
Lawmakers want fresh LTC vaccination data in MDS, on Nursing Home Compare
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 04, 2021
A pair of prominent lawmakers are urging the federal government to provide ongoing data updates about the progress of its COVID-19 vaccination program at long-term care facilities in a push for more transparency.
LTC worker deaths doubled, 15 nursing home residents died per hour from COVID-19, Senate report finds
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 15, 2020
Two Democratic senators are warning Congress to come together to resolve the COVID-19 crisis in nursing homes after a report found that more than 15 residents died per hour from the disease in November.
Lawmakers want more poor performing nursing homes on the SFF list
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 18, 2020
The Special Focus Facility program, a federal initiative that targets very low-performing nursing homes for additional oversight and improvements, would be expanded and renamed under a new legislation...
‘An American tragedy’: 11 nursing home residents died every hour in July and August, Dem report finds
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2020
Two Democratic senators are demanding a better response to COVID-19 in nursing homes from the federal government after an analysis found that more than 16,800 residents and workers died of the disease...
Controversial drug use in nursing homes elicits senators’ call for investigation
By
Alicia Lasek
Danielle Brown
Aug 31, 2020
Democratic Senators from the Special Committee on Aging are requesting a probe into the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 nursing home patients.
Lawmakers demand answers from Pence on worsening PPE shortages
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 28, 2020
Two top Democratic lawmakers are insisting on answers from Vice President Mike Pence following reports of growing personal protective equipment and supply shortages among nursing homes.
Senate leaders help honor McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees; 3 CE webinars taking place this...
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2020
Forty-four top leaders, along with Lifetime Achievement Award winner Wendy Simpson, chairman and CEO of LTC Properties, were championed Tuesday during the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards...
Federal government’s poor response ‘exacerbated’ coronavirus crisis in nursing homes, senators’...
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 02, 2020
The administration’s failure to “adequately prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic” and its “delayed and disorganized response” contributed to the pandemic’s deadly impact in nursing homes, according...
Senators want more out of FEMA on PPE shipments to nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 25, 2020
The quality and amount of personal protective equipment delivered to nursing homes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is being questioned by four Democratic lawmakers.