Furniture manufacturer Beaufurn has introduced the European-inspired Regis Lounge Chair. With a sculpted silhouette, the high-backed chair blends mid-century and modern styles. The solid wood, swivel base...
Healthcare worker study finds 27 percent developed long COVID
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2023
Fully 20% of workers across a healthcare system developed long COVID after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Investigators have pinpointed key factors that may have heightened their risk.
Fall vaccination campaign could avert 160,000 U.S. deaths, analysts project
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 27, 2022
Fully 160,000 deaths and 1.7 million hospitalizations could be averted if 80% of the eligible U.S. population received COVID-19 booster doses this fall, the Commonwealth Fund estimates in a new report.
CDC: Boosted nursing home residents 10 times less likely to be infected with COVID-19
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2021
The news, delivered by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, is a bit of cheer amidst other new evidence that COVID-19 cases are increasing among fully vaccinated long-term care residents.
AHCA, LeadingAge set goal of 75% staff vaccination before July
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 26, 2021
Three-quarters of all nursing home workers would be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by summertime if an initiative launched Thursday by the nation’s top two provider groups proves successful.
CMS sets deadline of 2013 for installation of nursing home sprinkler systems
Aug 14, 2008
Long-term care facilities have exactly five years to fully equip their facilities with automatic sprinkler systems, according to a final rule published Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Also in the News for Monday, April 8, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2024
Long-term care industry needs to raise the bar for onboarding: survey … Lawmakers embrace bill prohibiting LTC owners or staff from becoming guardians of residents … Change Healthcare facing at least...
CDC: A third of healthcare workers hospitalized with COVID were treated in ICU
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2020
Six percent of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 early in the pandemic were healthcare workers. Fully 36% of these patients were in nursing-related occupations, and about a third became severely ill, the...
Favorable impression
Aug 20, 2008
The Exergen TemporalScanner, an infrared thermometer that reads body temperature in just two seconds, recently ranked well in a New Jersey study. Fully 86% of the nurses participating in the study found...
Washington nursing homes get 13.6 percent Medicaid boost — no strings attached
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 26, 2023
Washington state lawmakers have increased Medicaid funding for nursing homes by 13.6% over the next two years, but advocates say the additional resources won’t fully cover the cost of care