COVID-19 vaccinations are essentially at a standstill in U.S. nursing homes and assisted living communities due to federal officials’ call today for a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
College town coronavirus outbreak linked to rise in nursing home cases and deaths
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 23, 2020
Officials of a Wisconsin college town are sounding the alarm after a rise in coronavirus cases among students in September was followed by a devastating increase in cases and deaths among nursing home...
CMS doubles down: Surveyors do not have to be COVID vaccinated
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 07, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has held audiences with skilled nursing providers, made presentations and entertained comments in recent months to assure operators that regulatory actions...
More providers counting on National Guard to relieve overwhelmed nursing home staff
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 26, 2020
Operators in the Hoosier State are the latest to bring in the National Guard to take additional pressure off staff members trying to contend with COVID-19 challenges. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) announced...
What COVID-19 has taught us
By
Kelsey Pangborn
Jun 28, 2020
When things are tough, we rise up. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When a pandemic sweeps the world … what can you do but make the most of it? We don’t know about you, but we at Three Pillars...
Lawmakers want nursing home commission to include ombudsmen; study reveals public support for nursing...
By
Danielle Brown
May 12, 2020
Two U.S. lawmakers want the new Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes to include representatives from a state ombudsman program and address how facilities can access adequate personal...
‘Confounded’ providers urge mandated COVID-19 testing for hospital workers, surveyors
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James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2020
Healthcare stakeholders who regularly come into contact with skilled nursing residents should be subject to COVID-19 testing mandates similar to those for nursing home employees, a prominent long-term...
Amid COVID-19, digital tools can harness the power of community and prevent senior isolation
By
Amy Jeffs
Apr 02, 2020
When there is so much going on day-to-day in skilled nursing facilities, it’s easy for operators to get swept up in their specific community’s needs and forget there’s a whole community outside of...
Second J&J shot ‘significantly’ increases COVID-19 antibodies; firm heads toward approval process
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 26, 2021
A Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster could be made available to long-term care residents and healthcare providers, as well as the rest of the American public, after the company unveiled promising results...
Unforeseen consequences pile up in race to find COVID-19 treatments
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 25, 2020
The national attention gained by an experimental drug and two existing medications has led to unintended trouble for patients.