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,”
The F.D.A. approved the Pfizer vaccine. Pfizer collaborated with the German firm BioNTech to create the vaccine. However, the United States reserved only 100 million doses of the vaccine, enough to cover 50 million people, or fewer than one in six Americans. Trump refused to order additional vaccine when offered the opportunity months ago, leaving the
Rubber-Stamped North Carolina extended a private management deal with PruittHealth. The management deal includes four state-owned veterans nursing homes. The PruittHealth managed facilities had at least 36 residents die of COVID-19. PruittHealth is a for-profit Georgia-based nursing home chain. They own, operate, and manage dozens of facilities in the Southeast. In May, state and federal
Senator David Perdue Georgia Republican Senate incumbent David Perdue is among the wealthier members of the Senate. Perdue took advantage of his insider knowledge to make millions. Perdue was investigated this year by the Trump Justice Department over insider trading, using knowledge from his work in the Senate. When COVID-19 first appeared, Perdue publicly downplayed the
Decertification It is considered the death penalty for nursing homes. Losing Medicare funding for violations of the rules. Most nursing homes cannot survive without tax payer funding. A Kansas nursing home recently lost its federal Medicare funding after an investigation confirmed systemic issues and faulty practices. Specifically, poor infection control led to widespread coronavirus infection and, at least, 10
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
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