Last Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a $2 billion relief fund for nursing homes. This follows $5 billion in support for nursing facilities dealing with the impacts of COVID-19, with other support training and safety improvements to follow.
Skilled nursing facilities, especially senior care...Arizona News
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services fined nursing homes across the country a total of $15 million during the COVID-19 pandemic for noncompliance with reporting data to the agency or not following infection control guidelines.
The agency made the announcement on August 14, and in a press release stated that the penalties...Arizona News
As Arizona COVID-19 cases start to see some decline, the toll that the virus takes on individuals will be long lasting. Populations of vulnerable people both in the United States and internationally are more likely to experience more severe effects and higher rates of infection than more secure communities.
Last week, the Centers...Arizona News
Arizona nursing home facilities continue to see difficulties with maintaining and controlling the spread of the coronavirus. Nationwide, some of the difficulties with containing the spread are being identified in order to assist long term care facilities with controlling future outbreaks.
At Granite Creek Health and Rehabilitation...Arizona News
Facilities that care and house large numbers of elderly folks are being ravaged by COVID-19 - an incredibly contagious virus particularly deadly for older people.
Just 6.7% of Americans are over 75-years-old, but that population accounts for nearly 60% of the country’s COVID deaths.
According to the Maricopa County...Arizona News
As Arizona prepares to reopen, precautions against a second surge hinge entirely upon testing and tracking the virus in order to contain its spread. In long term care facilities specifically, testing is critical to protect the elderly and vulnerable from contracting COVID-19 and spreading it within the care facility.
On Tuesday,...Arizona News
On Tuesday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced the reopening of businesses and places of worship, and also reinforced safety protocols for skilled nursing facilities. In addition to a push for testing, patient visitation is still prohibited and staff and visitors are required to be screened before all visits.
According to the...Arizona News
Providers are grappling with how to provide care for a virus with a myriad of uncertainties still looming. Several states are moving to protect healthcare facilities from lawsuits related to coronavirus care, including Arizona.
The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on long-term care facilities where vulnerable populations live in...National News
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) get some insight into the selection process used by Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs). Some of the coordination strategies include home visit programs and the exchange of data between primary care and emergency departments.
The strategies are outlined in a new Centers for Medicare and...
