With new CDC guidance, providers duck ‘up-to-date’ vaccination concerns
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 27, 2022
While masking and screening of nursing home workers and visitors may no longer be required in areas with lower COVID-19 transmission rates, vaccination and testing efforts will be crucial if providers...
Next nursing home reform target: Emergency preparedness?
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may soon intensify its reform agenda focus on emergency planning, one of many areas targeted in President Biden’s 21-point nursing home plan unveiled earlier...
Surgical disinfectant goes mainstream
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Kimberly Marselas
May 06, 2020
Disinfect & Shield, solely used in surgical suites for over 10 years, is now available for broader use via online sales. The solution kills the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and other dangerous...
PointClickCare adds infection prevention and control tool
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 29, 2020
PointClickCare on Tuesday announced a new infection prevention and control solution designed to provide ongoing, centralized resident surveillance at the facility and enterprise level. Clinical teams,...
NextStep partnership offers CNAs new COVID-readiness certificate
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
NextStep, a startup that trains and places high-demand healthcare workers, today announced the launch of an online certificate designed to improve the safety of certified nursing assistants and other caregivers...
Louisiana lawmakers want to shift money from nursing homes to home health
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 27, 2018
A group of Louisiana legislators wants to change the way the state provides care for its elderly and disabled residents by shifting funding and other support away from nursing homes and toward in-home...
Details of the RoP shakeup: CMS eases quality improvement, compliance and new staff requirements
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 17, 2019
Less than five months before the final phase of the Rules of Participation were set to go into effect, CMS has proposed yet another rule that significantly changes some components and delays others for...
Minnesota lawmakers ax measure to ensure visitors access to nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 24, 2024
As advocates work to advance a federal bill ensuring “essential caregivers” can visit nursing home residents even during emergencies, one state is taking the opposite stance.
XLERATOR hand dryer can remove viruses from air, study finds
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Kimberly Marselas
May 06, 2020
A new study shows the HEPA filtration incorporated into the XLERATOR Hand Dryer can contribute to improved hand hygiene. New viral filtration efficiency testing conducted by LMS Technologies found that...
Seniors capture memories for seniors
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together.