The federal government announced last week that it will require COVID-19 vaccination of staff within all Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities to protect both them and patients from the virus and its more contagious Delta variant. Facilities...
CMS updated its MLN matters on Medicare FFS response to the public health emergency (PHE) to add more information about the SNF waivers. Skilled nursing facilities: Read the reminder about qualifying hospital stays and benefit period waivers ...
COVID-19 is associated with high morbidity and mortality in nursing home (NH) residents.1–3 Although most of the literature on COVID-19 has focused on the pathogenesis and management of hypoxic respiratory failure from pneumonia, less well described...
To examine how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted use of home care services for individuals with dementia across service types and sociodemographic strata.
Pain is a common and disabling condition in older adults and is associated with numerous adverse effects, such as functional or cognitive impairment, malnutrition, or depression.1 Although pain usually has negative effects leading to prolonged...
Last week, the Society joined other post-acute and long-term care providers in writing a letter to the U.S. Department of State regarding the Immigrant Visa Prioritization update that was issued on April 30, 2021. The guidance issued places for...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an update to the Medicare Provider Payment and Utilization Public Use Files with data from 2019. These data files summarize the utilization and payments for procedures, services, and...
