April 2020

A Kirkland, WA, nursing home was identified as the first site of a U.S. outbreak of the novel coronavirus on Feb. 29. Just 12 days later, the World Health Organization stated it was a global pandemic.

A federal investigation found that the Washington state skilled nursing facility where the first U.S. coronavirus outbreak occurred acted slowly in response to warning signs.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made numerous bold moves in mid-March to give nursing homes and other providers relief in the battle against the novel coronavirus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued expansive guidance on the best ways to conserve personal protection equipment, such as gowns and masks, as supply shortages became a massive concern...

Providers unleashed an array of entertaining ways to boost resident morale and stave off feelings of isolation following a nationwide order to close all nursing homes to nonessential visitors.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has delayed the release of an updated Minimum Data Set — another indicator of how the agency was refocusing its resources on efforts to stem the coronavirus...

Nursing homes were directed to prohibit all visitors to its facilities and cease all communal dining under federal guidance issued March 13. The directive aimed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus,...

We have a resident with a new colostomy. Any suggestions for changing the colostomy so it doesn’t leak?

A careful combination of drug and non-drug therapies is the best strategy for safely improving quality of life in residents with chronic pain, according to Mayo Clinic geriatricians.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services disclosed in February that it is in the process of revising the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review regulations. It would be the rule’s first major...