The law includes many measures aimed at aiding LT/PAC providers who are on the front lines of the national fight against the coronavirus.

The videos are designed to give long term and post-acute care providers a national update straight from association leader Mark Parkinson and answer frequently asked provider questions.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will approve the Senate stimulus package on Friday, with President Trump promising to sign the bill into law once it reaches his desk.

Certain Medicare beneficiaries classified as being in observation status at hospitals and not admitted as inpatients can appeal this designation to the Medicare program.

Surveyors won’t be allowed to enter buildings for any type of survey if they are unable to meet the latest CDC guidance on Personal Protective Equipment expectations.

The new website highlights inspiring stories to support residents.

The guidance is meant to reduce the risk of admitting an individual with COVID-19 and offer providers steps to help prevent any virus spread.

The recommendation translates to what the agency says is more aggressive action on infection control and prevention in the form of guidance recently announced by CDC and CMS.

The fourth quarter numbers will offer a baseline for first quarter 2020, when the impact of the traditional flu season and the COVID-19 pandemic begin to become visible, NIC says.

Association says adopting the new guidelines may mean providers coming up with more creative ways to make or use their own equipment.

Even as China gets its manufacturing up and running and U.S. manufacturers start to fill in, the process is likely take several months.

The temporary restriction will help reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading in nursing homes, said CMS.

The memo clarifies the application of CMS policies in light of CDC FDA guidance expanding the types of facemasks health care workers may use.

The mortality rate for people 80 years or older with underlying health conditions who are diagnosed with coronavirus is extremely high.

AHCA/NCAL is tackling critical issues in concert with member skilled nursing centers and federal and state health authorities, notably CMS.

The agency says it will reprioritize surveys to conduct focus about infection control for facilities that have had an infection control deficiency in the past to assure that they are in compliance with the new regulations.

In press briefing, David Gifford, MD, says full-scale infection prevention efforts must be applied, including keeping ill residents away from others and reinforcing the rule that if employees are sick, they should stay home from work.

CMS says it is issuing clearer guidance on the screening of residents, employees, and visitors to nursing facilities. The new guidance will support excluding certain visitors from facilities.

So far there have been two reported deaths in the United States from the worldwide outbreak of the virus, which acts in many ways like traditional influenza.

MFAR as proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would “cripple” Medicaid financing in many states by cutting some $50 billion annually from the program, say opponents of the policy.

The relaxation of laws criminalizing marijuana use across the country for both medical and recreational purposes is one significant factor for the increased usage, a new study finds.

Seema Verma says agency is concerned about inconsistency in how state survey agents perform their role of monitoring health and safety measures in SNFs.