FDA advisers vote unanimously to endorse Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 08, 2022
Independent advisers have voted 21 to 0 to recommend the authorization of Novavax’s COVID-19 protein-based vaccine for pandemic emergency use.
‘Balance has tipped’: It’s time to ease up on visitation regulations, nursing homes tell feds
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Danielle Brown
Feb 25, 2021
Long-term care providers are calling on the federal government to remove regulations that base nursing home indoor visitations on COVID-19 positivity rates in the area now that vaccine coverage is widespread...
‘Significant ramp-up’ of vaccinations coming for long-term care; AHCA happy with process
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Danielle Brown
Jan 07, 2021
Vaccination efforts in long-term care facilities are expected to accelerate noticeably in the coming days and weeks, the nation’s top federal health official asserted Wednesday.
Blood coagulation issues and other COVID-19 manifestations can cause sometimes unavoidable skin injuries that appear to be pressure wounds. Clinicians should be aware of this when diagnosing and reporting...
Federal observation stays ruling ‘an important win’ for residents
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James M. Berklan
Danielle Brown
Mar 26, 2020
Providers are calling a decision that allows some patients to appeal their observation stay designations “an important win and positive step” forward for long-term care residents.
Mather Lifeways named Gold Winner in McKnight’s Tech Awards
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 11, 2017
Mather Lifeways has returned to the throne in the McKnight’s Tech Awards competition, winning Gold once again, this time in the High Tech/High Touch category.
Elegance in elder care: taking the drab out of rehab
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Brett Bakshis
Mar 01, 2010
An interior designer with a background in high-end home design brings his attention to detail and love of beauty to skilled nursing
Seniors who use video chat less likely to report symptoms of depression
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2020
Seniors who communicated via video chat were about half as likely to report depressive symptoms than those who did not, say researchers.
First vaccine deadline arrives for healthcare workers in half the nation
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Danielle Brown
Jan 28, 2022
Surveyors can now evaluate long-term care providers’ compliance with a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate covering healthcare workers in half of the United States. Many long-term care providers are ready...
Boosters on the way: LTC residents, healthcare workers may top fed’s list after CDC approves 3rd shot
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 16, 2021
The Biden administration has secured 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as part of a strategy to provide additional shots to already vaccinated priority groups this fall, investigators have been told....