Policy allowing asymptomatic caregivers with COVID to stay on job could worsen staffing, providers say
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 30, 2020
Providers in Oklahoma are skeptical of a new measure that allows asymptomatic healthcare staff members to continue working in long-term care facilities and hospitals even though they have COVID-19.
Connecticut opens fourth COVID recovery center to relieve nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 30, 2020
The state of Connecticut is opening a fourth recovery center for COVID-19 patients in an effort to ease stress on nursing providers throughout the state.
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Nov 30, 2020
State Medicaid department launches program to reduce loneliness in nursing home residents … Providers want state to reimplement program that requires incoming hospital transfers to be tested twice for...
Nursing home residents could start receiving COVID vaccines in about 2 weeks
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Danielle Brown
Nov 25, 2020
Nursing home residents could be just a little more than two weeks away from receiving the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to federal health officials.
Some seniors may get bumped for COVID-19 vaccine access by essential workers
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Danielle Brown
Nov 25, 2020
The federal government could move essential workers closer to the front of the line for receiving a potential coronavirus vaccine, pushing back seniors ages 65 or older and people with high-risk conditions.
Pennsylvania lawmakers pass bill that shields nursing homes from pandemic-related lawsuits
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Danielle Brown
Nov 25, 2020
Pennsylvania operators may soon be able to breathe a little easier after state lawmakers passed a proposal that would protect healthcare providers from pandemic-related lawsuits.
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Nov 25, 2020
Providers demand COVID testing of other healthcare workers who come into nursing facilities … Most older adults plan to get coronavirus vaccine, poll shows … A majority of Maine nursing facilities...
Nursing homes ‘really at the brink’: Providers beg families to not visit for Thanksgiving
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Danielle Brown
Nov 24, 2020
Providers across the country are pleading with residents’ families and loved ones to find alternative ways to celebrate the upcoming holidays in order to prevent further disaster at nursing homes.
Experts question effectiveness of LTC coronavirus vaccination plans
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Danielle Brown
Nov 24, 2020
Some experts are doubting how successful the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination plans for long-term care facilities will be, citing concerns about the strategy for workers and potential side effects.
700 nursing home workers strike for better pandemic pay and working conditions
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Danielle Brown
Nov 24, 2020
An Illinois nursing home operator could be without its regular workforce for a prolonged period after about 700 workers walked off on the job after contract negotiations stalled.