Dr. Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Fauci is a true American hero. The youth of America seems to agree. Even as college and university enrollment overall has dropped this fall, a record number of applicants to medical school exists. Experts call it the “Fauci Effect”. The number
Another Bailout The Department of Health and Human Services announced that another $1.1 billion in COVID-19 relief funding will go to the nursing home industry. The payments will be distributed immediately and will continue through January 2021. HHS said the additional $1.1 billion for nursing homes builds on the incentive payment program. This is on
The Ensign Group returned another $23 million in federal coronavirus relief funding after achieving another “record quarter.” In August, the operator announced it had returned about $109 million in relief funds. The move comes as Ensign touted record earnings for the third quarter in a row. Port explained that operations have continued to see an increase
OnPointe Health CEO The COVID-19 crisis has broken the cracks in the nation’s long-term care infrastructure wide open. Skilled Nursing News had an interview with Eric Tanner, CEO of OnPointe Health. Tanner says it is time to rethink the model. “We’re seeing it across the United States, across the world: The model is fundamentally broken,”
Pilot Program McKnight’s reported that SavaSeniorCare successfully recovered more than 1,000 residents with COVID-19. The success was a result of a partnership with a physician group. The partnership started with the Geriatric Administrative Provider Services (GAPs) physician group in May to help treat COVID-19 residents. The GAPs physicians acted as COVID-19 specialists. They assisted the
Nontraditional Nursing Homes The Buffalo News Editorial Board published an opinion piece about the future of the nursing home industry. They need to rethink after the tragic coronavirus pandemic. The institutional design of most nursing homes prevents infection control and quality of care. As an attorney who litigates nursing home cases, the editorial interested me.
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