Temporary Aides Used in Nursing Homes to Address Staffing Shortages
In March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) waived the minimum 75-hour training requirements for certified nurse aides to address “potential staffing shortages”…
Age-Adjusted Suicide Rate Ranked by State
The Kaiser Family Foundation used resident population data from the U.S. Census Bureau and data from the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control…
Diagnostic Testing for SARS-Coronavirus-2 in the Nursing Facility: Recommendations of a Delphi Panel of LTC Clinicians
With the COVID-19 pandemic progressing, guidance on strategies to mitigate its devastating effects in nursing facilities (NFs) is critical to preventing additional tragic outcomes.
Wife of Alabama ‘Group Home’ Owner Arrested for Elder Abuse
The wife of a man arrested for elder abuse after deputies found six veterans living in “deplorable” conditions earlier this week has joined her husband…
Owners of Texas and Mississippi Laboratories Admit Roles in Kickback Scheme Related to Genetic Testing
The owners of two clinical laboratories in Texas and Mississippi admitted their roles in a scheme to pay kickbacks in exchange for referrals of patient…
Former Administrator of Texarkana Assisted Living Facility Sentenced for Federal Violations
Antonio Otero, 43, of Little Rock, AR, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.…
With Some Restrictions, You Can Now Visit a Loved One in a Mass. Nursing Home
Ten weeks after asking nursing homes and other senior long-term care facilities to prohibit all outside visitors and non-essential health personnel, the Baker administration is…
Most NYC Nursing Homes Hit Hard by COVID-19 Found by DOH Totally Compliant with CMS Infection Control Guidelines
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) recently reported that surveys of more than half of New York City’s nursing homes (many with substantial…
Nursing Homes Turn to Temporary Aides during Virus Fight
Nursing homes are increasingly hiring housekeepers, waitresses, and residents’ own relatives as temporary nurse’s aides after they learn how to feed, bathe, and care for…
Google Detects Coronavirus-Themed Phishing Attacks by Firms in India Posing as WHO
Hack-for-hire firms, many of them based in India, are creating accounts spoofing the World Health Organisation (WHO) and targeting business leaders in financial services, consulting,…