Booster clinics set to begin in facilities following CDC sign-off on Pfizer shot
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 27, 2021
Booster shot clinics at long-term care facilities are expected to begin immediately after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended that Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster dose be administered...
Nursing homes ended 2020 with nearly 8% decline in occupancy rate: NIC
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 27, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the skilled nursing occupancy rate to drop by about 7.7% between 2019 and 2020, according to a new report by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
What in the name of God is going on?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 27, 2021
Seems like a lot of people are finding religion these days. Or to be more accurate, their “sincerely held religious beliefs.”
Current staff vaccination rate not good enough to protect nursing home residents
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2021
Nursing home residents will remain at a high risk of contracting COVID-19 if the average vaccination rate among employees remains around its current rate, according to a top federal scientist.
CDC panel recommends COVID-19 boosters for long-term care residents
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2021
Long-term care residents are one step closer to receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots after an advisory panel affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a key recommendation...
‘Clock is ticking’: House lawmakers urged to include support for long-term care in reconciliation...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2021
A proposal to increase Medicaid funding for long-term care providers must be part of the budget reconciliation bill currently being debated by House lawmakers, according to the long-term care advocacy...
BREAKING: CDC panel recommends COVID-19 boosters for long-term care residents
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2021
Long-term care residents are one step closer to receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots after an advisory panel affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a key recommendation...
Just 1% of nursing homes are fully staffed
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2021
Just 1% of nursing homes throughout the United States say they are currently fully staffed, according to a new survey by the AHCA/NCAL.
CDC tells how to coordinate resident, staff access to COVID vaccines
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2021
Long-term care providers can now better coordinate local access to COVID-19 vaccines for residents and staff.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Sept. 23
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 23, 2021
CDC advisers predict decline in coronavirus cases and deaths this fall … Antidiabetic treatment requires improvements to lower hypoglycemia risk in elders … Study pinpoints unmet clinical care needs...