Booster clinics set to begin in facilities following CDC sign-off on Pfizer shot
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Danielle Brown
Sep 27, 2021
Booster shot clinics at long-term care facilities are expected to begin immediately after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended that Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster dose be administered...
Nursing homes ended 2020 with nearly 8% decline in occupancy rate: NIC
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Danielle Brown
Sep 27, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the skilled nursing occupancy rate to drop by about 7.7% between 2019 and 2020, according to a new report by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Louisiana officials grilled over botched nursing home evacuation
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Danielle Brown
Sep 27, 2021
Louisiana lawmakers demanded answers from health officials on Friday over the mismanaged nursing home evacuation that left multiple residents dead and resulted in seven facilities having their licenses...
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Sep 27, 2021
Ohio law would allow cameras in nursing home rooms … Iowa provider avoids fine for employees slept on duty … Nearly 90% of nurses vaccinated: survey
BREAKING: CDC recommends boosters for long-term care residents, workers
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Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2021
Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot will soon be administered to eligible long-term care residents and workers after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a key recommendation early Friday.
Current staff vaccination rate not good enough to protect nursing home residents
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Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2021
Nursing home residents will remain at a high risk of contracting COVID-19 if the average vaccination rate among employees remains around its current rate, according to a top federal scientist.
CDC panel recommends COVID-19 boosters for long-term care residents
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Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2021
Long-term care residents are one step closer to receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots after an advisory panel affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a key recommendation...
‘Clock is ticking’: House lawmakers urged to include support for long-term care in reconciliation...
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Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2021
A proposal to increase Medicaid funding for long-term care providers must be part of the budget reconciliation bill currently being debated by House lawmakers, according to the long-term care advocacy...
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Sep 24, 2021
Kansas AG questions legality of federal vaccine mandate for nursing homes … Death toll rises to 15 among nursing home residents evacuated during Hurricane Ida … NY health commissioner who issued controversial...
BREAKING: CDC panel recommends COVID-19 boosters for long-term care residents
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Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2021
Long-term care residents are one step closer to receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots after an advisory panel affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a key recommendation...