CDC director talks to McKnight’s about flu season, COVID-19 mitigation and nursing home data
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Liza Berger
Jul 17, 2020
Senior Editor Liza Berger spoke with Robert Redfield, M.D., about some of the most pressing issues in the eldercare industry.
Expert: Sending COVID-19-positive residents to hospital may be wrong ‘knee-jerk’ reaction
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Liza Berger
Danielle Brown
Apr 02, 2020
Based on the negative outcomes of the coronavirus, long-term care facilities should not automatically send COVID-19-positive residents to the hospital for treatment, the chair of AMDA The Society for Post-Acute...
COVID-19 puts rehab patients, providers in uncharted territory
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Liza Berger
Nov 12, 2020
The pandemic has forced rehabilitation providers to re-examine their modes of practice as they deal with the effects of COVID-19 on nursing home residents and staff, two rehab leaders said recently during...
A familiar storyline in unfamiliar times
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Liza Berger
Apr 15, 2020
A major piece of news broke recently. And it had nothing to do with COVID-19.
The COVID-19 mitigation strategies of social distancing, face coverings and handwashing not only will help to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they will help to lessen the severity of the upcoming flu...
New federal reopening guidance calls for nursing home staff and residents to receive COVID-19 test results,...
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Liza Berger
May 19, 2020
Nursing home residents and staff members must receive baseline COVID-19 test results before relaxing any restrictions or advancing through phases of reopening under new federal guidance issued Monday by...
Deke Cateau: Shoulders to stand on
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Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2020
Deke Cateau, Chief Executive Officer, A.G. Rhodes
A major step forward or lacking teeth? COVID-19 report prompts range of emotions
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Liza Berger
Sep 18, 2020
The much-anticipated report outlining COVID-19 problems in nursing homes and offering corresponding recommendations elicited a range of opinions from stakeholders Thursday.
Lab tests for COVID-19 ‘nearly useless’ again due to slow turnaround times: Genesis CMO
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Liza Berger
Aug 04, 2020
Due to the slow lab turnaround times for COVID-19 tests, delivery of point-of-care diagnostic testing instruments and tests from the federal government comes at the right time. That’s the word from the...
CMS on holidays: No get-togethers, full guidance may be forthcoming
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Liza Berger
Nov 06, 2020
Lest you think Thanksgiving will be a time to soften some COVID-19 restrictions for residents, think again.