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NOTICE TO PROVIDERS: CMS Phasing Out Certain COVID-19 Regulatory Waivers in Long-Term Care Facilities, Hospices, and ESRD...

Certain COVID-19 emergency declaration blanket waivers are being phased out by the federal government, and health care providers should take steps to determine whether current arrangements are compliant. As background, in...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

President Biden is putting nursing homes on notice that all of their employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19, if the homes intend to continue participating in Medicare or Medicaid. The administration has...more

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Florida Senior Living Association Polls Members on Covid-19 Vaccination Practices

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The Florida Senior Living Association just released the results from a member survey on COVID-19 Vaccination Practices with interesting results...more

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Nursing home coronavirus cases and deaths decline as vaccinations increase

The campaign to vaccinate millions of residents and staff in the nation’s thousands of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities against the coronavirus is gaining momentum and showing early, positive effects....more

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For nursing homes, a quarter lack PPE, half have infected staff, study finds

For residents of nursing homes and their loved ones, new and disturbing information has come out on  long-term care facilities’ persistent failure to safeguard the vulnerable from the coronavirus that has killed tens of...more

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K&L Gates Triage: COVID-19: State and Federal Developments in the Regulation of Long-Term Care Facilities

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In this week’s episode, Myla Reizen and Jackie Hoffman discuss recent developments on the state and federal level related to the operation of long-term care facilities in light of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency....more

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Delaware’s COVID-19 Considerations for Health Care and Home Health Industries

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Delaware Governor Carney recently issued the Twenty-Seventh Modification: State of Emergency Declaration.  The recent guidelines, which became effective September 4, 2020, contain several sector-specific requirements...more

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Florida Issues Rules Permitting Senior Living Visitation

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Since March, the Division of Emergency Management for the State of Florida has suspended visiting rights at senior living facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic to all but “compassionate care” situations (i.e., end of life...more

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Florida Nursing Homes to Reopen to Visitors

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The State of Florida appears finally ready to allow visitors to nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Soon after the initial outbreak of COVID-19, Florida had issued an emergency order prohibiting visitation to...more

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Maryland inspects 226 nursing homes and slaps three with six-figure fines

Maryland officials have wrapped up pandemic-prompted inspections of 226 nursing homes with a pricey rebuke to long-term care facilities that have failed still to safeguard the elderly, sick, and injured from Covid-19, putting...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Will COVID-19 Nursing Home Tragedies Lead to Real Reform?

Editor’s Note: COVID-19 has reaped a horrific toll on our nation’s 2.5 million nursing home residents and their families. People living in nursing homes make up less than 1 percent of the U.S. population yet account for...more

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COVID-19 Liability Shields for Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities in the U.S.

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As of July 30, 2020, at least 62,000 residents and employees of nursing homes and long-term care facilities have died in the United States as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and over 300,000 more have been infected with the...more

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Many of the Nation’s Nursing Homes Had a Bad Record Before COVID — Now Hit With an Alarming Spike in New COVID Cases

The agency that represents 14,000-plus nursing homes across the country recently released a revealing report related to COVID-19 that does not bode well for the facilities entrusted with the care of the elderly. The report...more

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Hospitals & Nursing Homes: Old Dangers on the Increase During a Pandemic?

Hospitals in Florida and the rest of the country generally are careful about safety measures, staff-to-patient ratios and infection control. There are specific standards of care they must meet in the communities they serve. ...more

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57,000 reasons why U.S. needs to fire the top U.S. nursing home watchdog

With the calendar pages flying off to the fall presidential elections, why isn’t today an excellent time for President Trump to thank Seema Verma for her service and send her packing as head of the Centers for Medicare and...more

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COVID-19: K&L Gates Triage: United States vs Australia-Future of Nursing Homes and Long Term Care Facilities and What it Will Take...

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In this week’s episode, Myla Reizen and Paris Petranis are joined again by Bruce Spurlock, President and CEO of Cynosure Health, and Judi Coombe, a Senior Operations Consultant at Ansell Strategic, to continue their...more

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5 Ways the Coronavirus May Impact Long-Term Care Insurance

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In Wisconsin, we are soon to reach 25,000 positive COVID-19 test results, over 3,200 hospitalizations, and close to 750 deaths attributed to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. It is being recognized that the...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 11

This 11th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, identifies news reports placing the number of COVID-19 filings at around 2,700, with insurance coverage disputes former the single largest...more

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COVID-19: K&L Gates Triage: Nursing Homes and Long Term Care Facilities in the COVID-19 Environment: Huge Disparity between United...

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In this week’s episode, Myla Reizen and Paris Petranis are joined by Bruce Spurlock, President and CEO of Cynosure Health, and Judi Coombe, a Senior Operations Consultant at Ansell Strategic, to discuss the effects of the...more

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COVID-19: K&L Gates Triage: Responding to the Unimaginable: Legal Challenges for Nursing Homes & Long-Term Care Facilities in a...

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On this week’s episode, John Lawrence, Myla Reizen and Mark Rush discuss the devastating effects COVID-19 has had on nursing homes and long term care facilities in the United States and potential civil and criminal liability...more

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Serving Customers in the Midst of the Pandemic

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As we all follow the “Tennessee Pledge” issued by the Governor to return Tennesseans to work in a safe environment, restore their livelihoods, and reboot our state’s economy, you must ask yourself—what will business be like...more

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Were Nursing Homes Doing a Poor Job Prior to the Pandemic?

The global COVID-19 crisis has created dynamic shifts in how businesses source and sell goods and services. Whether those shifts are temporary or will solidify into more permanent structures ushering in a “new normal” era of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Long-Term Care in the Time of COVID-19: Part Two - June 16th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Examine the Immediate Issues and Opportunities Facing Long-Term Care Providers—and Look Ahead at How to Build a Stronger Future—at a New Webinar Series From Manatt Health. The nation’s nursing homes, assisted-living...more

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How CanYou Steal From Our Most Vulnerable Citizens? — FTC: Nursing Homes Are Stealing in a COVID-19 World

As if the news couldn’t get any worse, the following headline appeared on CNN’s Web site recently: “Some nursing homes are taking residents’ stimulus checks, FTC warns.” Really? Institutes of care ripping off the elderly?...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Long-Term Care in the Time of COVID-19: Part One - June 8th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Caring for Recipients, Protecting the Workforce and Supporting Provider Sustainability - Examine the Immediate Issues and Opportunities Facing Long-Term Care Providers—and Look Ahead at How to Build a Stronger Future—at a...more

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