Legacy Healthcare pen-pal program aims to ensure residents feel ‘loved’ during COVID-19 response
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 19, 2020
One provider is working to ensure that its nursing home residents still feel loved as the number of visitors and guests dramatically decrease while facilities combat the coronavirus pandemic.
States push CMS to repeal COVID-19 vaccine mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 18, 2022
A coalition of 22 states is taking a new angle in its attempts to overturn a national mandate requiring that healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19: They’re simply asking federal regulators...
CDC advisers: Long-term care workers, residents should receive first COVID-19 vaccinations
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2020
An influential committee on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to recommend that healthcare personnel and residents in long-term care should be the very first recipients of COVID-19 vaccinations. The vote reflects...
Classic COVID-19 symptoms not always apparent in elderly residents
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
Fever may be blunted or absent entirely, and respiratory symptoms may also be masked or exacerbated by co-occurring disease.
Providers stress testing, need for additional resources following federal reopening guidance
By
Danielle Brown
May 19, 2020
Providers stressed the importance of testing and the need for additional support after the federal government laid out steps Monday for safely reopening nursing homes to visitors.
Feds ramp up COVID-19 testing efforts at nursing homes with release of 750k more POC supplies
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 09, 2020
Nursing homes in areas with the high COVID-19 positivity rates will be receiving another point-of-care testing option from the federal government starting next week.
Resizing operations an option for providers struggling to rebound
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 27, 2021
COVID-19’s severe impact on the long-term care industry has forced many providers to resize operations while they weather the storm — but the key to succeeding depends on how well operators know their...
Missouri proposal to protect nursing homes from COVID-related lawsuits faces pushback
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 16, 2021
Liability protections from coronavirus-related lawsuits for Missouri nursing homes are being threatened by consumer advocates in the state.
Caregivers hesitant to get COVID vaccine say their concerns are being misconstrued
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 10, 2021
Nursing home workers who have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccine are setting the record straight on why some may be reluctant to get inoculated. Many say their reasons are being misinterpreted by the public.
Ohio operator uses COVID drills to reduce anxiety among staff
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 16, 2020
An Ohio-based operator is reducing anxiety among facility staff members by running them through COVID drills as they prepare for the coronavirus pandemic.