Nursing homes have been issued additional guidelines by the Trump Administration to help prevent the spread of and combat COVID-19. Previously, nursing homes were required…
Responding to the COVID-19 crisis, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued an electronic toolkit for nursing home facilities to use as…
Congress recently passed and the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick…
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a bulletin reminding covered entities that it is particularly focused on ensuring that no instances of unlawful…
Responding to a request by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center to become the first nursing home…
Nursing homes in several states have found themselves in standoffs with hospitals over requests to re-admit residents who were previously sent to hospitals for medical…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) announced March 23 results from a recent inspection of the Washington nursing home that is considered the…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its first enforcement action in Texas on March 21 against operators of a fraudulent website who were engaging in…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the growing concerns and fears it presents for people and healthcare providers in every state throughout the U.S. enables cyber-criminals…
Nearly two dozen people have tested positive for coronavirus at a nursing home in the suburbs of Chicago, state officials announced Tuesday, as 160 cases…