Senate Hearing Focuses on Long-Term Care Worker Woes, But Provider Groups Say Related Bill ‘Misses the Mark’

Federal lawmakers have introduced the Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act, in conjunction with a hearing that took place Tuesday, hosted by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. The bill, if passed, would increase the number of direct care professionals, including in rural communities. Some associations representing the nursing home industry said the legislation managed […]

‘We’ve Gotten Lax’: With Covid Surging in Nursing Homes, Calls Rise To Administer Antivirals Early, Revisit Policies and Spaces

Covid cases are beginning to rise again, steadily at first and now with a sharper increase over the past five weeks, especially in large metropolitan areas. Hospitalizations across the country rose by nearly 19% in the last week to 15,067, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is especially […]

CMS Penalties Fund Program Designed to Reduce Readmissions, Improve Skilled Nursing Outcomes

Thirty nursing homes in the state of Washington will benefit from a federal program that injects penalty recoveries back into initiatives that boost nursing home quality — and the ramifications of the funding could go well beyond the facilities in that one state. The grant, totaling more than $644,000, comes from the Centers for Medicare […]