TOP STORIES Interim Final Rule For SNFs, COVID-19 Reporting Issued By CMS Provider Magazine (5/1, Connole, 151K) reported, “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an interim final rule with comment period that revises a previous regulation (§ 483.80) establishing explicit reporting requirements for long term care (LTC) facilities to report information … [Read more]
CMS Issues Interim Final Rule for SNFs and COVID-19 Reporting The new rule revises a previous regulation establishing explicit reporting requirements for LTC facilities to report information related to COVID-19 cases among residents and staff. Read more here.
Higher Priority Status Given To Long-Term Care Providers For PPE, Other Federal Relief AHCA/NCAL IN THE NEWS Higher Priority Status Given To Long-Term Care Providers For PPE, Other Federal Relief McKnight’s Long Term Care News (4/30, Brown) reports, “Long-term care providers have finally been given a higher priority status to receive personal protection equipment and other … [Read more]
TOP STORIES Experts Offer Dementia-Specific Care Approaches For Long-Term Care Providers During Pandemic In a piece for Provider Magazine (4/27, Schmitz, Sass, Wallace, Thurman, 151K), Courtney Schmitz, MS, CTRS, CDP, Corie Sass, LMHP, LCSW, CDP,, Michelle Wallace, RN-BC, CRRN, CDP, and Mary Ann Thurman, MAM, RDN, LMNT write that COVID-19 regulations for residents and workers in long-term … [Read more]
Identifyng signs of Deptession and Anxiety in People Living with Dementia Special Edition: Stories of Care 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. 101-YEAR-OLD NURSING CENTER RESIDENT SURVIVES CORONAVIRUS AFTER ESCAPING … [Read more]