TOP STORIES AHCA/NCAL Offers Suggestions To Help Facilities Prepare For More Widespread COVID-19 Testing Provider Magazine (4/24, 151K) reported that, “recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has emphasized the importance of testing for COVID-19 in nursing facilities, and at the same time a growing number of states are requiring testing of all residents … [Read more]

Special Edition: Stories of Care #CARENOTCOVID This special edition series of Provider Daily is designed to keep Provider subscribers abreast of positive news in the long term care profession. To share your stories of care, please email storiesofcare@ahca.org. POLICE OFFICER PUTS ON CONCERT FOR LONG TERM CARE CENTER A police officer stopped by a local long … [Read more]

Special Edition: Stories of Care #CARENOTCOVID LONG TERM CARE STAFF HELP RESIDENTS, FAMILIES ADJUST TO REMOTE VISITS NPR profiled how several LTC providers are helping their residents and families adjust to new social distancing and shelter-in-place mandates. Whether it is helping get video conferencing software installed and running, holding a tablet for video chats, or … [Read more]