The federal government has given money to nursing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic without regard to their violations of federal law and federal care standards. Although facilities are required to spend money awarded under the Coronavirus Aid … [Read more...] about Congress Gives COVID Relief Money to Nursing Facilities, Regardless of Fraud Lawsuits, Poor Quality of Care
COVID-19
Responding to CMS Announcement on Nursing Home Enforcement – Infection Control Deficiencies in Nursing Facilities: QCOR Data
On August 14, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has cited many infection control deficiencies in nursing facilities at the immediate jeopardy level and that it has imposed civil money penalties as a … [Read more...] about Responding to CMS Announcement on Nursing Home Enforcement – Infection Control Deficiencies in Nursing Facilities: QCOR Data
Nursing Facilities Owned By Private Equity Firms Have Higher Rates of Covid Infections than Other Facilities
Recent analyses of private equity firms find that facilities taken over by private equity firms provide poorer care to residents and have lower nurse staffing levels, while admitting more residents and increasing their lengths of stay.[1] As a … [Read more...] about Nursing Facilities Owned By Private Equity Firms Have Higher Rates of Covid Infections than Other Facilities
Studies Find Higher Nurse Staffing Levels in Nursing Facilities Are Correlated With Better Containment Of Covid-19
Four recent studies using different databases, criteria, dates, and states all confirm that nursing facilities that have more nurses are more successful in containing coronavirus cases and deaths among residents than facilities with lower nurse … [Read more...] about Studies Find Higher Nurse Staffing Levels in Nursing Facilities Are Correlated With Better Containment Of Covid-19
With Next COVID Relief Bill Stalled, President Trump Issues Directives of Questionable Authority and Threatens Social Security and Medicare
At the time of this writing, an impasse continues regarding the next COVID-19 relief bill. In May, the House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act, a $3.4 trillion COVID relief package; in July the Senate GOP introduced the HEALS Act, a $1 … [Read more...] about With Next COVID Relief Bill Stalled, President Trump Issues Directives of Questionable Authority and Threatens Social Security and Medicare
Research Underscores Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19
The Center for Medicare Advocacy continues to bring attention to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority and immigrant households. Recent research includes:Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:More Relief Needed to Alleviate … [Read more...] about Research Underscores Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19
Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Recommendations to the Nursing Home Commission
In comments to the Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes addressing the coronavirus pandemic, submitted July 17, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) calls for a national solution to the national coronavirus crisis. The Center asks … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Recommendations to the Nursing Home Commission
COVID Does Not Have to Lead to Deaths in Nursing Homes
With nearly 4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, the nation braces as the disease surges in the Sun Belt, where Arizona, Florida, and Texas are now considered the epicenters of the illness. A recent article in The Atlantic … [Read more...] about COVID Does Not Have to Lead to Deaths in Nursing Homes
American Health Care Association’s CEO Issues Message to Members: “We Won’t Back Down”
In an undated (June 2020) Message, the American Health Care Association’s President and CEO Mark Parkinson tells member nursing facilities “Our profession faces its greatest challenge in history” and “the very survival of our sector.”[1]The … [Read more...] about American Health Care Association’s CEO Issues Message to Members: “We Won’t Back Down”
Advocacy Update: Medical Rationing
Since the beginning of the pandemic, health care professionals have been concerned about the possible lack of sufficient life-saving equipment, specifically ventilators, to meet the increasing demand due to surging COVID-19 cases. In the last few … [Read more...] about Advocacy Update: Medical Rationing