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New Type of Ultraviolet Light Makes Indoor Air as Safe as Outdoors A new type of ultraviolet light that may be safe for people took less than five minutes to reduce the level of indoor airborne microbes by [...]

Robot companions rolling out in New York, targeting older adult well-being A tabletop robot designed specifically for older adults is making its way into the homes of 800 New York residents, including those who live in senior living [...]

Parkinson offers ‘obvious solution’ to staffing problems, occupancy outlook and financing answers Two “critically important” issues will determine long-term care providers’ near-term fate over the next month and a half, the nation’s top nursing home leader said Tuesday. [...]

Providers ‘very encouraged’ after meeting with CMS leader on nursing home reform After initial dismay upon hearing the administration’s strategies for sweeping new nursing home reform plans last month, providers were more optimistic after meeting with Centers for [...]

CMS updates COVID-19 testing guidance for nursing homes Medicare providers stand to lose more than $36 billion in reimbursements next year, a fate that looks more likely after Congressional leaders failed to stop slated cuts as part of [...]

BREAKING: CMS vaccine mandate upheld A vaccine requirement for staff at all U.S. nursing homes and other federally funded healthcare facilities can proceed, the Supreme Court said in a 5-4 decision Thursday afternoon. The Court lifted two [...]