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Staffing Concerns in Skilled Nursing Facilities
The COVID- 19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the long-term care industry. On Wednesday, March 17th, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing...
More Nursing Home Staff Willing to Get Vaccinated
The long-term care industry was among the first out of many to receive COVID-19 vaccines in December of last year. While some staff members were...
Occupancy Rates Slowly Rise in Skilled Nursing Facilities
The skilled nursing industry, which was greatly impacted by COVID-19, has stabilized since the initiation of vaccinations among residents and staff. Infection rates and new...
Geography not the Only Contributing Factor to COVID-19 Outbreaks
The Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA) released a report stating that multiple factors contributed to the spread of COVID-19 in skilled nursing facilities. CMA is...
CMS Not Ready to Lift Visitation Restrictions for Nursing Homes
Residents in nursing homes across the country have been receiving COVID-19 vaccinations steadily since December of 2020. This has led to a decrease in infection...
How Home Health Care Trends Can Affect Skilled Nursing Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented challenges to the skilled nursing industry. Nursing homes have been especially criticized due to the number of deaths...
Skilled Nursing Facilities Should Prepare for PDPM Audits
The new PPDM (Patient Driven Payment Model) was implemented in October 2019. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, skilled nursing...
Nursing Homes Have Seen Record Low Occupancy Rates
As vaccinations for COVID-19 continue in skilled nursing facilities, the rate of infections among residents is gradually decreasing. During the month of January, the number...
Projected Losses and Closures for Nursing Home Industry
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected industries across the nation and globe. Skilled nursing facilities have been greatly impacted with increased infection rates and...
PDPM Regulations during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the long-term care industry is unprecedented ways. The federal government has rolled out several programs to help nursing homes during...
