In the few short months we have operated under PDPM BC (Before COVID), we saw the implementation of collaborative, strategic approaches to patient-driven care with subsequent reimbursement that was optimistically effective. Then…COVID, a massive disruption to cohesive anything. As we get a glimmer of our life AC (After COVID), we can … Read More
CMS Use of Data on Nursing Home Staffing: Progress and Opportunities to Do More (OIG Report)
“The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken important steps to build a new source for data on nursing home staffing and to use these data to better inform consumers and improve nursing home oversight. CMS provides the public with some of this staffing information on the Care … Read More
[Save the date] Get 3 full days of LTC training, Sept. 13-15
Plan now to join us, Sept. 13-15, as thousands of skilled nursing professionals come together at the LTC Virtual Symposium, a one-of-a-kind national training and strategy event. This three-day virtual training event will provide timely education and insightful discussion to help your LTC organization succeed in the face of unprecedented challenges. Join … Read More
ACIP and CDC – Healthcare personnel and LTC residents to receive COVID-19 vaccine first
The ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) approved the following recommendation by majority (13-1) vote at its December 1, 2020 emergency meeting: When a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized by FDA and recommended by ACIP, vaccination in the initial phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program (Phase 1a) should be offered to … Read More
COVID-19 nursing home call – Tuesday, September 8, 2020
CMS and CDC held a Nursing Home Call late in the day on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. I recorded the call as the speakers were CMS Administrator Seema Verma, Admiral Brent Giroir and Dr. Robert Redfield (CDC) – all members of the White House COVID-19 Task Force. The 62 minute, … Read More