White House plan to distribute 7 million N95 respirators to nursing homes welcome, but more still needed
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 19, 2020
A plan to distribute 7 million N95 respirator masks from the federal stockpile to nursing homes is promising but a more coordinated strategy is needed to beat the pandemic, according to a leading industry...
Law says providers must give PPE to staff caring for COVID-19 residents
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 19, 2020
Pennsylvania nursing homes are now required to distribute respirators to employees providing direct care to COVID-19-positive residents under a new order by the state’s Secretary of Health.
CMS and CDC now teaching providers COVID-19 prevention under new format
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 19, 2020
The federal government on Thursday is kicking off a new stage of a webinar series that helps nursing home providers prevent and manage COVID-19.
Shame on the Sun Belt
By
Liza Berger
Aug 19, 2020
Apparently, much of the country would prefer to pretend COVID-19 doesn’t exist.
Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19 in autoimmune disease patients, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 19, 2020
Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients taking the drug were no less likely to contract COVID than those who weren’t. The results suggest that hydroxychloroquine will not prevent the disease in the...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 19
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 19, 2020
CMS’s Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention webinars begin Thursday … FDA alert: Inaccurate results with Thermo Fisher Scientific TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit … Patchwork COVID-19 testing system complicates...
Diary of a new hire
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Aug 18, 2020
While employee retention is always a top priority, operating in a pandemic intensifies the urgency to hire and maintain competent, committed staff. Since the first three months of employment are particularly...
Feds restart regular survey inspections at nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 18, 2020
Regular surveys are resuming for long-term providers after being suspended for nearly five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Staff living with nursing home residents with COVID-19 reduced deaths, cases: study
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 18, 2020
Isolating staff members and nursing home residents together is an effective method for reducing coronavirus cases and deaths in long-term care facilities, according to a new study featured in JAMA.
Providers push back against report that ‘unfairly and inaccurately’ criticized operators’ lobbyists...
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 18, 2020
The nation’s largest nursing home association is pushing back after a major national media outlet criticized the long-term care industry’s lobbying efforts aimed at helping providers survive the public...