End of pandemic-era payments to family caregivers could complicate workforce shortages
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2023
During the pandemic, most states allowed some form of payment to family caregivers whose loved ones were receiving Medicaid home- and community-based services. As those payments dry up, workforce shortages...
Skilled nursing occupancy increases are beginning to slow: NIC report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 12, 2021
Although skilled nursing occupancy increased for seven consecutive, NIC MAP data reported a slowdown in August in its November skilled nursing monthly report.
Public policy must address flaws in long-term care financing, experts say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2024
Public policy needs to address flaws in Medicaid funding and encourage private planning for long-term care, according to experts speaking Tuesday during a panel discussion hosted by the Paragon Health...
Skilled nursing demand increasing, but staffing remains issue
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2022
killed nursing occupancy increased by 48 basis points from July to August to end the month at 78.8%, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s most recent skilled nursing...
12 more states sue to block CMS vaccine mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2021
A group of 12 states filed a lawsuit Monday against the Biden administration in an attempt to block its vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, asserting that the requirement is unconstitutional and violates...
Business briefs, May 8
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 08, 2023
Take-home COVID liability at stake at California High Court … Debt ceiling breach could stop Medicare, Medicaid payments to providers … ‘Season of Reflection’ to be theme of National Assisted Living...
Skilled nursing occupancy begins year with ‘positive momentum’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 03, 2023
Skilled nursing occupancy increased 49 basis points from December to January, to end the month at 81%, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s most recent skilled nursing...
Demand for occupancy slows after months of increases
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2022
Demand for skilled nursing occupancy flattened in April after months of increases, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
House committee approves measure to stop ‘imposing new red tape’ on nursing homes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 11, 2024
The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday to pass along to Congress a bill that would block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed minimum staffing mandate.
Citing staffing concerns, 2 governors ask for ‘relief’ from CMS vaccine mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2022
Republican governors Jim Justice of West Virginia and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia requested “relief” Monday in the form of broader exemptions from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ vaccine...