As state and federal policymakers clamor to set nursing home minimum staffing standards – most recently in the Biden administration’s expansive reform proposals – leaders in the space are asking a pointed question: Why now? The industry has already lost nearly 238,000 caregivers in the last two years – an issue that has only been […]
If the latest COVID-19 variant has revealed anything about the care continuum, it’s that temporary solutions to solve the capacity crisis could have long-term implications on the way SNFs and hospitals can better align moving forward. In Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf set up long-term care regional support sites to help decompress the health care system […]
The nursing home sector appears to have picked up a few allies as it continues to look for ways to address price gouging from staffing agencies. In a letter signed on Monday, Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), and nearly 200 other members of Congress nationwide called on White House officials to investigate nurse […]
Price gouging typically refers to retailers taking advantage of spikes in demand by charging exorbitant prices, often after a state of emergency. Over the course of the pandemic, however, health care officials have found it’s not just retailers that are guilty of the practice. Accused of jacking up wages and providing poor quality care with […]
Pennsylvania’s Department of Health announced Thursday that it expected all of the state’s nursing homes to have at least 80% of its staff vaccinated by Oct. 1. Though not presented as a mandate, the state’s public health agency stated that SNFs who do not meet the expectation will be subject to more frequent testing for […]
Hours after Pennsylvania health officials announced proposed changes that would increase the time staff are required to spend with nursing home residents each day, the state’s Health Care Association called the mandates “out-of-touch” and “unattainable.” “In our current operating environment, this proposed regulation is an unattainable, unfunded mandate that will cripple an essential component of […]
Three senior living and care organizations in Pennsylvania filed suit against the state over $153 million in additional Medicaid funds allocated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, charging the Keystone State with treating the money “as its own piggybank and disregarding the substantial need of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable citizens.” The petition, filed on December […]
The swift expansion and equally rapid flameout of one skilled nursing provider left its mark on several states in the form of sudden state takeovers, drawn-out receiverships, and several closures. That company — Skyline Healthcare — may also leave a more lasting legacy in the form of stricter vetting of new operators in multiple states. […]
Pennsylvania has unveiled a new Medicaid feature designed to reduce the number of nursing home enrollees in years to come. Under the Community HealthChoices initiative, insurers will be paid to manage Medicaid’s long-term care services with a financial incentive meant to prioritize in-home care for enrollees. The state is rolling out the program in 14 southwestern counties […]
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