Nursing home sector wants more help from hospitals in vaccination push
By
Joe Bush
Dec 20, 2022
Nursing home advocates are doubling down on their push to get hospitals that discharge so many patients to skilled nursing facilities to vaccinate those they’re transfering.
U.K. variant of COVID-19 could become dominant strain in U.S. by March: CDC
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 19, 2021
A more contagious variant of COVID-19 that originated in the United Kingdom could be the predominant strain in the United States as early as March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned...
Large VA study reveals ease of COVID-19 transmission among unvaccinated healthcare staff
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2021
Investigators found nearly 20 times the rate of COVID-19 infection in unvaccinated healthcare staff, plus signs that transmission clusters were linked to those workers.
May 12 McKnight’s Online Forum offers COVID testing, infection control strategies
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2021
Earn up to three, free continuing education credits while learning about the latest COVID-19 infection control and testing strategies.
Severe mental illness tied to poorer COVID-19 outcomes
Dec 17, 2021
Findings seen for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality
Stay on guard: Vaccinated residents remain susceptible to outbreaks, French nursing home studies reveal
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
Vaccinations and infection control measures may not entirely protect nursing homes from COVID-19 outbreaks — especially when staff members are unvaccinated, according to two new studies from France.
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.
Memory loss may linger eight months after mild coronavirus infection, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2021
The results suggest that COVID-19 may not really be a mild disease, no matter its course, investigators say. They also raise the question of whether current home-treatment strategies are optimal for long-term...
As COVID-19 cases rise, West Virginia to measure antibody levels of vaccinated nursing home residents
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Aug 02, 2021
Last winter, West Virginia worked to ensure those in nursing homes received the COVID-19 vaccines. However, with COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increasing once again, state officials now are questioning...
GAO: Nursing homes unlikely to use point-of-care COVID tests in states that question accuracy
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2021
A disconnect between federal and state or local policies has a direct effect on POC antigen test use in these settings, according to a comprehensive report released Thursday by the U.S. Government Accountability...