SNF-hospital relationship critical in value-based care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2022
Health systems and hospitals are reassessing strategic options for providing post-acute, value-based care, and it is becoming clear that a relationship with skilled nursing homes is critical, according...
COVID-19 public health emergency extended again
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 15, 2022
The federal public health emergency related to COVID-19 was renewed Friday “[a]s a result of the continued consequences” of the pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.
Dementia-focused programming highlights individuals over disease
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2022
Care for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is getting a boost from training and education programs designed to highlight the individuals and not the disease.
Assisted living provider wins case — again — against insurance provider
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2022
A now-closed assisted living community’s insurance provider must defend the community in a class action lawsuit brought by former residents, an appeals court has ruled, upholding a lower court’s ruling.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on infection prevention professionals explored
Jul 14, 2022
65 percent of respondents reported burnout; more negative mental health impacts were seen for frontline and practicing IPs.
HVAC systems must be adapted to lower risk of infectious diseases, EPA expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2022
Building HVAC systems weren’t necessarily designed to help protect against infectious diseases, but senior living providers can adapt those systems to provide increased protections to occupants, according...
Spot occupancy spikes in June, Welltower reports
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2022
Spot occupancy in Welltower’s U.S. senior housing operating portfolio rose 120 basis points (1.2%) in the second quarter, with half of that increase occurring in the last two weeks of June, according...
Business briefs, July 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2022
HVAC systems must be adapted to lower risk of infectious diseases, EPA expert says… US long-term care services and supports need multi-sector private support, ACP says … State could see staffing requirements...
COVID-19 incidence not increased with corticosteroid injections
Jul 13, 2022
The incidence of COVID-19 was lower for adults receiving image-guided corticosteroid injections for pain management.
Shortened post-death billing cycle under new law could squeeze assisted living operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2022
A New Hampshire law affecting assisted living community billing practices following a resident’s death could mean fee increases for all residents, according to one expert.