CDC: Full-time, trained staff needed to oversee COVID-19 prevention
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2020
Nursing facilities with 100 or more residents and operators who provide dialysis or ventilator care should have at least one trained infection preventionist on-site, according to new federal guidance.
New CMS guidance dictates nursing homes must report COVID-19 cases to CDC, residents and families
By
Liza Berger
Apr 20, 2020
In new but anticipated guidance released Sunday night, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requiring nursing homes to report any COVID-19 cases directly to the Centers for Disease Control and...
CDC director talks to McKnight’s about flu season, COVID-19 mitigation and nursing home data
By
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.
Face masks an ‘acceptable’ alternative to respirators during supply shortage: CMS
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 13, 2020
Save respirators for procedures likely to generate respiratory droplets and increase the risk of viral exposure, the agency says.
Seniors’ long-COVID symptoms often overlooked, confused with aging
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 19, 2022
Long COVID may hit seniors with symptoms that mimic the effects of aging — leading to oversight or misdiagnosis.
Why coronavirus detection may be going to the dogs
By
John O'Connor
May 03, 2020
Might it soon be possible for dogs to detect the coronavirus? We may soon find out, thanks to a study now underway at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine.
COVID outbreaks tied to where nursing home staff live, researchers say
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 21, 2020
Where staff members call home is a “large and significant predictor” of which facilities in a given county will experience a COVID-19 outbreak, a Harvard study finds.
COVID-19 death toll tops 50,000 in U.S. nursing homes: report
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2020
The fatalities account for 40% of the approximately 116,000 COVID-19 deaths nationwide, according to investigators. The actual counts are likely higher.
New data leads to warning: Coronavirus patients often present without fever
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 04, 2020
Cough and fever dominate the list of COVID-19 symptoms, but initial signs may be nonexistent, according to data from the outbreak’s first two months.
Social distancing greatly reduced coronavirus infections in China
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 26, 2020
A series of social interventions and a lockdown prevented 94% of infections in one province, according to analysts.