LEGAL

Claims against long-term care providers “disregard reality”

Claims against long-term care providers are concerning facilities across the country.

“These claims disregard the utter reality that assisted living facilities and nursing homes were powerless to stop the COVID-19 virus,” said Donna J. Fudge, an attorney with Florida-based Fudge Broadwater P.A.

Fudge cited several key reasons why such operators could not prevent the virus from entering their buildings and spreading. She pointed to 4 determinants revealed by research from Harvard University, Brown University and the University of Chicago, and said that providers should save the data of their efforts during the pandemic. Read the whole story >>

Excelas’ COVID-19 Comprehensive Integrated Timeline Tool incorporates an organization’s COVID-19 response and key medical chronology data into federal and state guidance timelines.

CMS

CMS’s Proposed $320M Decrease in Nursing Home Medicare Funding

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a cut to the nursing home reimbursement rate that could go into effect in October and would amount to a total loss of $320 million to skilled nursing facilities.  Analysts noted this Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) cut “is particularly ruinous for operators that are already struggling.”

“At a time when no aging services provider can afford it, the government is cutting. We’re working with the Administration to improve our nation’s nursing home system, but lowering reimbursement rates is not the right starting point,” Finck-Boyle, vice president of health policy at LeadingAge, said in a statement.

WORKPLACE

March 2022 Metrics

So, what is the glue that holds a high performing team together? Clarity of vision. Clarity provides direction and a sense of purpose to an organization.

Without clearly defining your values and vision as a company, achieving goals may always feel like a struggle – as team members will never feel quite certain on what is expected of them.

This is a great time to “get clear” on what type of culture you want and how you expect to get there. Share the vision and values with your team, and make sure everyone feels accountable to the same end result.

See our end results from March 2022.