BREAKING: Feds increase COVID-19 funding dedicated to nursing homes to nearly $10 billion
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 22, 2020
The administration will be more than doubling funding dedicated directly to nursing homes to fight the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to an additional $5 billion announced by President Trump at a briefing...
The silver lining
By
Julie Thorson
Jul 22, 2020
I’m 46. I bet you just thought one of three things. “She’s still pretty young.” “She’s getting up there.” Or … the third option, “Good for you, but why would you start a blog...
Trump touts new nursing home testing platform in first coronavirus briefing in months
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 22, 2020
Nursing homes in Southern states with surging coronavirus rates will benefit from a new testing approach, President Trump said during a media briefing Tuesday evening at the White House.
Youth could be triggering quadrupled nursing home COVID-19 rates in hotspot states, investigation finds
By
Liza Berger
Jul 22, 2020
COVID-19 cases are rising in long-term care facilities across a wide swath of the country — and climbing at a much faster rate in hotspot states than others, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report...
Blood type doesn’t affect COVID-19 severity, but it may impact diagnostic test results
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2020
Patients with types B or AB blood were more likely to test positive for COVID-19, whereas those with type O were least likely to test positive, a new study has found.
COVID-19 vaccine hopefuls show early promise in clinical trials
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2020
Positive results in two more vaccine trials add to a small but growing list of successes among COVID-19 treatment candidates. The results are encouraging, say vaccine experts.
High local COVID-19 rates put nursing homes at risk, Genesis study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 21, 2020
Investigators tracked outbreaks in Genesis skilled nursing facilities across 25 states and alongside more than 3,000 other facility operators.
Masks arrive from ‘dubious’ sources, bearing false FDA certificates: report
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 21, 2020
In a rush to meet demand for face masks and respirators, some manufacturers have turned out poor quality products while claiming federal approval, according to a new report.
Coronavirus battering millions of elderly like a ‘Category 5’ hurricane, providers say
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2020
Nonprofit providers appealed Monday to Florida’s U.S. senators to advocate for COVID-19 relief for the state’s long-term care community, which is being hammered by the virus. The coronavirus pandemic...
How to solve the COVID-19 crisis in long-term care? Reform the system for one, AMDA advises
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2020
To improve the coronavirus problem in nursing homes, federal policy must be proactive, not reactive, and supportive, not punitive. So say managing physicians in nursing facilities. In “Solving...