CMS details 5 new scenarios that trigger infection control-focused surveys
Multiple weeks with new coronavirus cases or low staffing are among the additional scenarios that will trigger a focused infection...
Illinois nursing homes will be fined for under staffing
Penalties for Illinois providers that under staff their facilities will begin this year. Illinois state legislators in 2019 passed a law...
Now That Grandma Has Been Vaccinated, May I Visit Her?
The start of a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign at U.S. nursing homes has brought hope to many families. But it may be a while...
Higher vitamin D doses linked to greater falls injury in older adults
Vitamin D supplements may increase muscle strength and improve balance, but there's "a real possibility" that higher doses increase the...
Omega-3s may not protect the heart, study of frail elderly finds
A once-daily omega-3 fatty acids supplement did not reduce the risk of future cardiac events in elderly people who had survived a recent...
Big, big changes coming to nursing home regulation thanks to pandemic's destruction, Grabowski says
Because of the devastation COVID-19 has wrought on nursing homes, regulatory changes likely are coming, according to a highly respected...
More states question reliability of point-of-care testing devices supplied by feds
Several other states are expressing skepticism in the reliability of the rapid, point-of-care antigen tests provided by the federal...
6 New Quality Measures for SNFs now showing on Nursing Home Compare
New performance data on skilled nursing providers, which features six additional measures, is now on the Nursing Home Compare website,...
Feds 'Strongly Encourage' Nursing Home Staff to Recieve COVID Vaccine Before Walgreens-CVS Rollout
Nursing home staffers shouldn't necessarily count on receiving COVID-19 vaccines through a federally backed program run by pharmacy...
Trump Administration Partners with CVS and Walgreens to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine
HHS.gov Trump Administration Partners with CVS and Walgreens to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine to Protect Vulnerable Americans in Long-Term...
