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Friday, August 14, 2020

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Private Duty

California Employers Receive Guidelines for Responding to Virus Outbreaks

The Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening, issued by Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), offers guidance to help businesses reopen and provide a safe, clean environment for employees and customers. The following article highlights key provisions in the guidance for managing a COVID-19 outbreak in the workplace. Managing an Outbreak …

Skilled Nursing Facility

CMS releases SNF Provider Preview Reports

Updated SNF Provider Preview Reports are now available. The data contained in the reports is based on quality data submitted by SNFs between Q1 2019 – Q4 2019 for assessment-based measures, and Q4 2017 and Q3 2019 for claims-based measures. Providers have until August 30 to review their data, before it’s published on Nursing Home …

Featured Event

Connecting Leaders: Home Health Virtual Event

Connect with other home care agency leaders and receive strategies for continued response to COVID-19 while also adapting to PDGM at the Connecting Leaders: Home Health Virtual Event.

Post-Acute Advisor Podcast

Creating a culture of Trauma-Informed Care

Expert Jodi Eyigor, Director of Nursing Home Quality & Policy at LeadingAge, joins us to talk about implementing Trauma-Informed Care in SNFs.

Home Health

At-home COVID-19 testing on the horizon

At-home COVID-19 testing may be made available in order to allow for a greater number of people to be tested in less time. Doing so would also minimize the risk of infected people traveling to a testing location. LabCorp was the first company to receive FDA authorization for home collection of COVID-19 test samples back …

PPS Alert for Long-Term Care

Preventing staff burnout

The long-term care industry is one of the most regulated industries in healthcare, and at times it can be one of the most stressful environments to work in. The COVID-19 pandemic only adds to the stress for SNF staff. Anyone in a facility is bound to experience some level of stress, but that stress can become detri-mental if it reaches a level that affects an employee's job or work environment.