United Hebrew of New Rochelle has become an award-winning example of what residents and patients want at every stage of aging. Rita Mabli has been responsible for much of that.
WHO calls end to COVID-19 global health emergency
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Alicia Lasek
May 08, 2023
It is time for the international community to recognize COVID-19 as an endemic disease and end the pandemic health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Friday.
Clinical briefs for Monday, May 8
By
Alicia Lasek
May 08, 2023
Pneumonia, not cytokine storm, a key driver of COVID-19 deaths: study … Assisted living held up as solution to ‘loneliness epidemic’ … CDC: Cigarette smoking at its lowest since 1965, least common...
‘A different phase’: End of COVID-19 vax rule for healthcare workers
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Alicia Lasek
May 02, 2023
A COVID-19 vaccination rule for healthcare workers that took full effect after a Supreme Court vote in early 2022 will soon be lifted, the Biden administration says.
The federal government will lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, the White House announced late Monday.
Provider insurance rates finally ‘bending in positive direction’ but not all sunny: report
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Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
Long-term care providers could begin to see some relief this spring from insurance rates that escalated during the pandemic.
Nursing home 1, balky insurance company 0 after natural disaster
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 02, 2023
An insurance company must pay for repairs and upgrades to a Florida nursing home after a federal judge ruled that the statute of limitations began when the state issued new regulations, not when the claim...
Meet Evangeline Powell, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle ‘Inspiration’ Award honoree
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Kimberly Hartley
May 01, 2023
Between becoming a certified nursing assistant in 1998 to owning several skilled nursing facilities by 2021, it’s difficult to believe there was a time when Evangeline Powell didn’t intend to have...