We can probably assume no House Select Subcommittee will stage a showy hearing to examine the recent finding that the excess mortality rate was better during the COVID-19 pandemic for those with dementia...
What the Kirkland verdict means for emergency preparedness
By
Norris Cunningham
May 29, 2023
There is little doubt that leaders at Life Care Centers of America breathed a huge sigh of relief, as did the entire skilled nursing industry, when a federal jury found that Life Care Center of Kirkland,...
Murky strike team data leaves COVID impact uncertain: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2023
Nursing home strike teams were a highly touted COVID-19 intervention, but lingering questions about their efficacy point to changes that could improve future emergency responses, a new study finds.
Study: Sickest COVID-19 patients have 22 percent lower mortality with vaccination
By
Alicia Lasek
May 23, 2023
Vaccination for COVID-19 has reduced by 22% the number of COVID-19 deaths among hospitalized patients dependent on oxygen, according to a new study.
Life Care Centers vindicated in early COVID wrongful death case
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2023
A nursing home that was the site of the first major COVID-19 outbreak in the US is not liable for the deaths of two residents there, a federal jury decided late Friday.
House COVID panel spreads nursing home blame, looks to next pandemic
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 18, 2023
Three years after the height of the pandemic forever transformed nursing homes, a new Congressional panel took a stab Wednesday at finding someone to blame for deadly COVID-19 miscalculations.
CDC says hospital data will keep healthcare providers on top of COVID-19
By
Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2023
As the public health emergency ends, new surveillance will help keep healthcare providers informed about disease trends and prepared for outbreaks, the agency says.
Amid waning COVID-19 threat, CDC Director Walensky resigns
By
Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2023
As the threat of COVID-19 fades, a key figure in the Biden Administration’s pandemic fight is stepping down.
WHO calls end to COVID-19 global health emergency
By
Alicia Lasek
May 08, 2023
It is time for the international community to recognize COVID-19 as an endemic disease and end the pandemic health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Friday.
The punitive fist versus the hand of support
By
Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC
May 03, 2023
In the late 2010s, the long-term care industry began to take action that would reflect the growing importance of incorporating robust infection prevention practices. Facilities were required to develop...