CMS NOW USING 14-DAYS OF DATA TO CALCULATE COUNTY COVID RATES Sept. 23 McKnight's LTC News Modifications have been made to classify county-level COVID-19 data to determine nursing home testing
HHS ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE ON COVID-19 RELIEF FUND REPORTING Sept. 22 McKnight's LTC News The department releases it's PRF reporting requirements
NEARLY ONE-FOURTH SNFS REPORTED FALSE POSITIVES FROM ANTIGEN TESTS Sept. 21 McKnight's LTC News An industry study examines results from COVID-19 point-of-care antigen testing devices.
CMS UPDATES VISITATION GUIDANCE FOR NURSING HOMES Sept. 17 Skilled Nursing News Focus is placed on indoor reunions.
CDC SAYS COVID VACCINE MONTHS AWAY Sept. 17 Wall Street Journal Widespread availability expected by next summer
BD INVESTIGATES REPORTS OF FALSE POSITIVE TEST RESULTS Sept 16, McKnight's LTC News HHS and FDA now monitoring test kits provided by Becton Dickinson
PROVIDER CLOSES SNF TO SAVE ASSISTED LIVING BUSINESS Sept. 15 McKnight's LTC News LTC providers speak about a financial crisis that is forcing them to close their SNF to retain an AL/memory care program.
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