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Archived Becker's Post Acute Review E-Newsletters

April 27, 2022

• 400 nursing home closures projected in '22 | Fed. staffing plan spurs funding debate | Fauci: US 'out of pandemic phase' | Unionized LTCs report fewer COVID deaths | 4 nursing home staff law changes | Hawaii nursing home to close

April 20, 2022

• PE's ownership of nursing homes scrutinized | Calif. rehab hospital loses federal funding | Physician acquitted of 14 counts of murder | Trilogy's dramatic drop in COVID deaths spurs probe | 5 systems seeking post-acute talent

April 13, 2022

• CMS proposes $320M SNF rate cut, relaxes COVID rules | Ill. OKs $700M nursing home funding boost | 5 COVID updates | LTC workforce slow to recover | Fla. lowers daily care requirements | 8 systems seeking post-acute talent

April 6, 2022

• Nursing home spending to hit $273B by '30 | UnitedHealth to buy home-health co. for $5.4B | BA.2 dominant in US: 3 updates | Atrium inks global rehab partnership | Bankrupt Iowa nursing home gets buyer | 4 ways to address nursing home care crisis

March 30, 2022

• 5 changes needed to improve care | Nat'l staffing law would cost $4.9B annually | Nursing home COVID deaths hit record low | Orlando Health to build rehab institute | The blasé around BA.2 | 7 systems seeking post-acute talent

March 23, 2022

• 1 in 3 nursing home residents not boosted | Timeline of troubled NJ facility | BA.2 now 35% of US cases; Fauci: Surge unlikely | 5 states with highest, lowest nursing home staff shortages | Viewpoint: Don't blame nursing homes for COVID deaths

March 16, 2022

• New COVID testing rules for LTC centers | CMS stops funding admissions at NC nursing home | Pfizer seeks 2nd booster for seniors | 10 states with highest, lowest hours of daily nursing home care | 6 systems seeking post-acute talent

March 9, 2022

• CMS to NJ nursing home: Improve or lose funding | Ascension nursing home workers strike | Biden's nursing home reforms: 2 updates | 'Test-to-treat' now live | 6 systems seeking post-acute care talent | Bankrupt Iowa nursing chain seeks buyer

March 2, 2022

• Biden's nursing home overhaul | US unveils new COVID plan | NY nursing home workers plan strike | 10 states with highest, lowest in-home care rates | State of the Union: 7 healthcare notes | La. nursing home owner's legal battle: A timeline

February 23, 2022

• COVID boosters lag among nursing home staff | Safety incidents reach record high in '21 | 6 systems seeking post-acute care talent | Cost of long-term care, by state | La. nursing home owner claims dementia in legal battle

February 16, 2022

• N.J. halts admissions at troubled nursing home | S.C. nursing home owner charged with neglect | Omicron subvariant in 47 states + 4 updates | 7 systems seeking post-acute care talent | 203 certified nursing facilities

February 9, 2022

• CMS adds booster dose data to nursing home Care Compare | 2 NJ nurses indicted in nursing home patient's death | Omicron's decline revives mask debate | Strokes + COVID: 3 new findings | Analysis gives updated nursing home COVID death toll

February 2, 2022

• CMS makes nursing home staffing data available | An unusual omicron symptom + 8 COVID updates | Rapid test shortage slows nursing homes' omicron fight | 5 states with highest, lowest nursing home positivity rates

January 26, 2022

• AARP: Nursing homes should require COVID boosters | 7 notes on new omicron subvariant | Former Ark. nursing home owner charged in $29.5M Medicare scheme | Wellness check uncovers 2 deaths at NC facility | 4 factors may predict long COVID

January 19, 2022

• 5 states with the highest, lowest COVID rates | When to expect free N95s, at-home tests | Mich. health officials criticize report on excess nursing home deaths | 3 COVID forecasts to know | 4 states implement new COVID rules for nursing homes

January 12, 2022

• COVID-19 surges through US nursing homes: 5 states with worst outbreaks | Omicron spread, severity: 2 findings | CMS plans to limit Aduhelm coverage | Nursing homes urge HHS to extend public health emergency

January 5, 2022

• Nursing home staff shortages overwhelm hospitals | 5 states see record COVID hospitalizations | NJ to pay families $52.9M for COVID deaths in veterans homes | New variant found in France | NY delays law on nursing home spending, profit cap

December 22, 2021

• Nursing homes urge CMS to allow visitation limits | FDA authorizes 1st COVID antiviral | Former nursing home owner charged in $3M Medicare, tax fraud case | Booster rates by state | Top 10 post-acute stories in '21

December 15, 2021

• CMS urged to reinstate nursing home aide training | Lawsuit: Calif. nursing home owner responsible for 24 COVID deaths | Omicron's spread + symptoms: WHO, CDC updates | Ohio nursing homes get $300M to ease staffing shortages

December 8, 2021

• 10 states with the strongest elder abuse protections | Iowa nursing home faces $685K in fines | How the government plans to combat winter COVID surges | National Guard sent to NY nursing homes | 6 states make up 60% of COVID hospitalizations

December 1, 2021

• NY nursing homes must offer boosters | COVID hospitalizations at all-time high in 3 states | Healthcare worker vaccine rule blocked nationwide | 6 post-acute care studies | VA data reveals COVID's toll on state-operated facilities

November 24, 2021

• Nursing home tied to deadly COVID outbreak open under new name | 5 facts on the home health workforce | Holiday COVID numbers in 2020 vs. today | Minn. taps National Guard to help short-staffed nursing homes

November 17, 2021

• CMS lifts nursing home visitation restrictions | Jefferson Health, Bayada partner on home care | 3 states where COVID hospitalizations are rising fastest | Genesis Healthcare shakes up leadership

 

November 10, 2021

• US News names Best Nursing Homes for '21-'22 | 7 La. nursing homes to stay closed for a year | COVID-19 cases up in 29 states | CDC launches $500M initiative to support nursing homes | Telehealth's pros + cons in long-term care

 

November 3, 2021

• States ranked by nursing home vaccination rates | 800 La. nursing home workers laid off | COVID cases up in 20 states, down or flat in 30 | CDC: mRNA vaccines may be less effective for immunocompromised | COVID cases up 20% in Iowa nursing homes