You have the answers to this COVID-19 test. But will you let yourself pass?
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 10, 2020
If you haven’t yet, you could soon be facing your toughest “grader” in this anxious pandemic era. But you don’t have to do it unarmed.
Senior living community logs 21 breakthrough cases after being COVID-free for 15 months
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 25, 2021
Riverview Retirement Community in Spokane, WA, has a 98% COVID vaccination rate among residents, but an outbreak has occurred among the vaccinated. Despite varied symptoms, cases so far have not been severe,...
LTC pharmacies pivot after feds call for timeout on J&J COVID vaccine
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 14, 2021
Long-term care pharmacies have stopped using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and are awaiting further instruction from federal health officials, who recommended the halt while they investigate six...
Allocation for COVID-19 vaccine should first hit nursing home workers and residents, national group says
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 05, 2020
Frontline healthcare workers, including those in nursing homes, should be in the first group to receive prioritization under a four-phase COVID-19 vaccination allocation framework released by a group of...
Residents, staff in all long-term care facilities should be first in line for coronavirus vaccine: AHCA
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2020
The nation’s largest nursing home association is calling on state governors to prioritize residents and staff in long-term care facilities for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine as the leaders prepare to submit...
HCR ManorCare: 70 percent of COVID-19 infected employees asymptomatic
By
James M. Berklan
May 07, 2020
Seventy percent of employees and up to half of patients found to be COVID-19 infected by nursing home giant HCR ManorCare were asymptomatic at the time, says the chain’s medical director.
Stimulus package funding begins rolling in for providers
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 13, 2020
Providers asked the federal government to “show me the money!” as they incur significant costs in response to the coronavirus pandemic. And the government responded Friday by releasing a portion of...
Despite progress, nursing homes expected to fall short of 75% staff vaccination goal
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 23, 2021
There’s still much progress needed for long-term care industry providers to meet their self-imposed goal of getting three-quarters of all nursing home workers vaccinated against COVID-19 by this time...
Governor steps into COVID vaccine mandate fray by targeting LTC workers
By
Danielle Brown
May 19, 2021
New Jersey long-term care workers could soon be mandated to receive COVID-19 vaccines under a directive from the state’s top official.
Newly named Genesis CEO a vaunted turnaround specialist, helped restructure GM
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2021
A new boss is in town for post-acute care giant Genesis Healthcare, and his first task will be delivering on a turnaround plan for the company after months of financial uncertainty exacerbated by the COVID-19...