Verma calls out Cuomo for forcing NY nursing homes to take COVID-19 patients
By
Danielle Brown
May 29, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is facing backlash from a top U.S. health official for his decision to force providers to accept COVID-19 patients after he claimed the move was inline with federal directives.
Tragic conditions in nursing homes the result of ‘decades of neglect’ from bad policy: researchers
By
Danielle Brown
May 29, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on nursings has exposed the federal government’s failure to properly invest in a “safe and effective” long-term care system, researchers argue in a perspective...
Providers object after officials publish erroneous nursing home data
By
Danielle Brown
May 29, 2020
Pennsylvania providers are pushing back against the state’s Department of Health after it released inaccurate nursing home coronavirus data, despite being warned about the errors.
Administrators suspended at veterans nursing home hard hit by COVID-19
By
Danielle Brown
May 29, 2020
Two top administrators at a veterans nursing home hit hard by the coronavirus were suspended indefinitely by Pennsylvania military leaders. The suspension comes as state officials investigate the nursing...
Residents feel strain of continuing isolation: providers
By
Alicia Lasek
May 28, 2020
A tendency toward resilience is common in seniors, but the strain of continued coronavirus lockdown in eldercare communities is beginning to show, say providers.
Positive COVID-19 retest doesn’t signal ongoing infection, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
May 28, 2020
Patients recovering from COVID-19 are unlikely to be infectious, even if they test positive for SARS-CoV-2 and are symptomatic, according to a new study.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, May 29
By
Alicia Lasek
May 28, 2020
Rapid decline in Parkinson’s motor symptoms may signal COVID-19 infection … ‘Good chance’ coronavirus vaccine ready by the end of year: Fauci … State-by-state COVID-19 testing costs breakdown...
Genesis Healthcare is now requiring new residents or readmissions to be placed in quarantine units for 14 days prior to being transitioned into the general facility population in response to the COVID-19...
One-time COVID-19 testing at SNFs and ALFs would cost $672M
By
Danielle Brown
May 28, 2020
The total bill would be about $672 million to test every resident and staff member at each U.S. nursing home and assisted living facility just once, according to new data released by the American Health...
‘Good chance’ coronavirus vaccine ready by the end of year: Fauci
By
Danielle Brown
May 28, 2020
A coronavirus vaccine could be available for nursing home residents by the end of this year, according to the nation’s top infectious diseases expert.