Project details each frontline healthcare worker who has died from COVID-19, count nears 600
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Liza Berger
Jun 09, 2020
New data reveals that nearly 600 frontline healthcare workers appear to have died from COVID-19. That is substantially more than the number (368) provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Massachusetts nursing home blazes trail by emptying out to become COVID-19-specific facility
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Liza Berger
Mar 31, 2020
In a rare move that is likely to be replicated throughout the country, a nursing home in Massachusetts this week is transforming itself to become the state’s first facility for treating patients with...
‘Transparency’ bill rankles for-profits
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Liza Berger
Apr 01, 2008
The for-profit long-term care community has been digesting a bitter tasting piece of proposed new legislation in recent weeks.
Respiratory issues tied to virus readmits
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Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
Respiratory distress has been the most common cause of near-term hospital readmission for patients with COVID-19, investigators said.
News broadcast alleging illegal nursing home evictions roils over Thanksgiving weekend
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Liza Berger
Dec 03, 2019
A national news story charging that some nursing facilities illegally evict residents when funding runs out, among other reasons, made providers wince during the long holiday weekend. The NBC story reported...
Expert warns: Upcoming flu plus COVID-19 season will be ‘like nothing we’ve seen before’
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Liza Berger
Aug 17, 2020
This year’s looming flu season, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, is going to present a new range of challenges, one of the leading pharmacy quality experts in the country said late last week.
A new kind of rest home: relaxing in the dementia ward
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Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2010
A new dementia unit at a CCRC in Massachusetts has helped residents feel more relaxed and at home in their surroundings
Parkinson: ‘Bold proposals’ expected for long-term care transformation
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Liza Berger
Jan 05, 2021
Ambitious ideas regarding long-term care’s future can be expected when mass vaccinations bring some stability and conditions settle down, said American Health Care Association CEO and President Mark...
Winning the drug war
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Liza Berger
Feb 05, 2017
Often forgotten or glossed over, there is still one sure answer to questions about how to improve medication mismanagement: have better documentation
Massachusetts nursing home, now a COVID-19 treatment facility, may serve as model for others around country
By
Liza Berger
Apr 28, 2020
Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester County, is Massachusetts’ first COVID-19 treatment and recovery center. It has thrived in its new role and can serve as an example for...