Lawmakers may roll back COVID-19 immunity protections for nursing homes
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2020
New York providers should not get too comfortable with the notion of being sheltered from COVID-19-related lawsuits. In a rare summer session, the Legislature is considering rolling back those liability...
OSHA has your back – for now
By
John O'Connor
Jul 20, 2020
It’s no secret that most operators have been struggling lately. The coronavirus has hammered this field in almost every way possible. Thousands of residents and staff have perished, with the prospect...
Coronavirus cases skyrocket by 60% in Texas nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
COVID-19 cases are spreading rapidly throughout Texas nursing homes, recent state figures show. The number of nursing home residents in the state who have tested positive for the coronavirus has...
Providers call on state to double emergency beds, increase funding for COVID-19 response
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
Connecticut long-term care providers are calling on officials to develop as many as 1,200 additional emergency beds and increase Medicaid funding to prepare for a second wave of coronavirus cases in the...
To mask or not to mask?
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jul 20, 2020
Disclaimer: I know I’m preaching to the choir. But it has to be said, so I’m saying it. I keep hearing defenses against wearing a mask in public. I wear one to protect YOU. I work in a COVID-19 facility...
COVID-19 breathing troubles and fatigue may persist for months after diagnosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 20, 2020
Most adults with COVID-19 continued to suffer debilitating symptoms after recovering, an Italian study has found. Fully 87% reported experiencing at least one symptom more than one month after leaving...
CDC to recommend against COVID-19 retesting
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 20, 2020
The action will reduce “medically unnecessary” work for overburdened diagnostic laboratories, according to the White House’s testing czar.
Wednesday, earn CE credits while learning about UV-C disinfection
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 20, 2020
Attendees at McKnight’s Online Forum, July 22, will learn about ultraviolet germicidal irradiation along with tools and technology to supplement infection prevention protocols. The hour-long session...
The COVID-19 mitigation strategies of social distancing, face coverings and handwashing not only will help to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they will help to lessen the severity of the upcoming flu...
Nursing home workers vote to strike over staffing, healthcare access
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 17, 2020
Hundreds of nursing home workers at three Rhode Island facilities have called for a strike in an effort to secure higher wages, better healthcare benefits and minimum staffing requirements.