Feds push combo therapy treatments in LTC to combat new COVID variants … People connections buoyed elders during pandemic, investigators say … Task force pinpoints eldercare services that drive up...
Splitting up over a shot?
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2021
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about trust lately, especially after reading a real pick-me-up in the Washington Post about the pandemic and splintering of societies.
Welltower chief calls $880M agreement with Genesis ‘mutually beneficial’ for companies’ shareholders
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 30, 2021
Welltower executives believe its $880 million agreement with Genesis HealthCare will work out favorably for both companies in their efforts toward post-COVID recovery.
CareOne alleges ‘flawed process’ in massive Genesis, Welltower deal
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 27, 2021
A one-time potential suitor is accusing Genesis HealthCare and Welltower of using a “flawed process” to reach an $880 million agreement that led to the real estate investment trust terminating leases...
Long-term care provider fined record $27K for worker’s COVID-19 death
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Danielle Brown
Apr 27, 2021
The death of a frontline worker led the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry to levy a $27,100 fine for workplace safety violations on the man’s former long-term care employer.
Unvaccinated residents had triple rate of COVID in Kentucky nursing home’s March outbreak: CDC
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 22, 2021
Vaccinated nursing home residents and staff members appeared to have a distinct advantage during a recent COVID-19 outbreak, agency investigators found.
Omega Healthcare ‘outperforming’ its peers: analyst
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2021
Omega Healthcare’s appetite for long-term care growth, despite the havoc caused by the pandemic, should help the real estate investment trust to come out ahead of its peers in the near future, according...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 21, 2021
CDC holds off on easing COVID guidelines for senior living communities … Genesis HealthCare announces millionth point-of-care COVID-19 test … Men may have higher odds of Parkinson’s if they sleepwalk...
Nursing homes with early COVID vaccinations less likely to have new COVID cases
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 20, 2021
The early bird gets the worm — and fewer COVID-19 cases. The saying is being applied to certain nursing homes after a new study found that facilities that started the COVID-19 vaccination process earlier...
Early vaccination sped up decline in COVID infections, study in Genesis facilities finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 20, 2021
Nursing homes that administered shots early in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout experienced a lower rate of new infections compared to later-vaccinating sites. The results underscore the efficacy of the drugs...