Debates arise over who should foot the bill for nursing home worker testing
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Amy Novotney
Jun 10, 2020
Regular COVID-19 testing of nursing home staff, who are the most likely to introduce the virus to a facility and spread it to residents, has been sanctioned by experts as one of the most important ways...
Proposed SNF tests would cost more than $400 million, AHCA claims
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Amy Novotney
May 20, 2020
Testing all of the nation’s skilled nursing residents and staff just once for COVID-19 would cost $440 million, according to data released Wednesday from the American Health Care Association/National...
Moody’s describes turmoil many operators are experiencing
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Amy Novotney
May 18, 2020
The combination of higher costs to protect residents and an inability to generate incremental revenue through new admissions due to the coronavirus pandemic is placing many senior living communities and...
Financial incentives might tempt facilities to admit infected residents: LA Times
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Amy Novotney
May 05, 2020
In an industry devastated by the coronavirus, some patient advocates and industry experts fear nursing home operators may seek to take advantage of the premium pay offered for admitting COVID-19-positive...
Bloomberg: Coronavirus may end America’s embrace of retirement communities and nursing homes
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Amy Novotney
Apr 22, 2020
An editorial in Bloomberg Tuesday explored the largely voluntary movement over the past century in the United States toward herding people over the age of 65 into special communities built around their...
AHCA/NCAL: CMS Accelerated Payment program providing quick support
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2020
The surest bet for quick financial help for long-term care operators right now appears to be through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Accelerated Payment Program, Consolidated Billing Services...
Up to 70% of SNFs may be in a negative cash position by mid-May
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Amy Novotney
Apr 13, 2020
COVID‐19 is disrupting referral patterns to skilled nursing facilities, resulting in a significant revenue shortfall and cash burn that the fragile skilled nursing ecosystem may not be able to endure,...
AHCA/NCAL releases FAQs about Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment program
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Amy Novotney
Apr 03, 2020
The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living released a series of frequently asked questions and answers about the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment program Thursday,...
Senior housing and care facilities could help employ today’s out-of-work restaurant, hotel and retail...
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Amy Novotney
Mar 20, 2020
As COVID-19 spreads, keeping a full staff will be one of the most pressing issues skilled nursing and senior living facilities will face, experts say. That’s because caregivers who come in contact with...