Federal guidance on vaccine mandate ‘can’t come soon enough’: expert
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2021
Guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers can’t come soon enough for those in nursing homes, according to one industry...
CDC panel recommends COVID-19 boosters for long-term care residents
By
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...
LTC continues prep for complex COVID booster shots after unanimous panel vote
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 20, 2021
Nursing homes and long-term care pharmacies eager to give booster shots to residents and workers moved a step closer in the administrative process after the federal government secured a key regulatory...
Providers are getting closer on the Drive to 75
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 14, 2021
At least one group of nursing homes has surpassed the 70% threshold when it comes to vaccinating staff.
Approaching the finish line
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Sep 13, 2021
I went to a wedding this month. Let me rephrase that: I went to a wedding that was a three-day, in-person, 125-attendees, sitting-at-tables-for-eight, extravaganza with family I haven’t seen in...
Nursing homes’ rare triumph in pandemic times
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 10, 2021
Maybe there’s something to the saying that if you howl loud and long enough, you’ll get somebody’s attention.
Suck rubber!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 24, 2021
OK, so this has to be the oddest title of any of my blogs. But it’s something this incredible speaker (Calvin Stovall) said during his keynote speech at the recent National Association of Directors of...
Israeli study shows Pfizer booster gives seniors big rise in immunity
Aug 23, 2021
Israel approved booster shots for people aged 60 years and older late last month; the government lowered the age of eligibility to 40 years last week
Whether facing an exodus or a trickle, LTC operators are activating these hiring strategies ahead of...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 23, 2021
When Salmon Health and Retirement instituted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its four Massachusetts nursing homes, CEO Matt Salmon was confident in the decision because he expected state officials would...
Providers: State should have consulted with LTC stakeholders before announcing vaccine goal
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 17, 2021
Pennsylvania health officials should have first consulted with local long-term care stakeholders before enacting a new order that requires providers to meet an 80% staff COVID-19 vaccination goal by Oct....