126-year-old Eliza Bryant’s nursing home another pandemic victim, closing in summer
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 11, 2022
Eliza Bryant Village, a Cleveland institution for 126 years, announced Thursday it is closing its 99-bed skilled nursing unit due to “unsustainable” conditions exacerbated by the pandemic.
OSHA vows more infection control monitoring at SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 10, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities and hospitals that treat or handle COVID-19 patients can expect more focused inspections in the coming weeks under a new initiative launched by the Department of Occupational...
Final vaccine mandate deadlines still in play, despite removal vote
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 04, 2022
The healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate remains in place, despite a vote by Senate Republicans to strike the regulation.
White House pledges quicker access to COVID medications
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2022
Long-term care operators would have access to COVID-19 treatments faster for residents who test positive under a new White House initiative.
Mitigation strategies did not significantly eliminate COVID risk for nursing home workers: study
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 02, 2022
Nursing home workers faced an elevated risk of contracting COVID-19 even after infection control prevention and other mitigation strategies were put in place to prevent the spread of the disease inside...
Researchers: Remote patient monitoring, telehealth saved lives during pandemic
By
Diane Eastabrook
Feb 28, 2022
Wider use of hospital-at-home and other acute-care programs has helped reduce patients’ exposure to the coronavirus and free up hospital beds for sicker patients. The technologies should be more...
Providers seek more as CDC eases masking guidelines for most Americans
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 28, 2022
Providers are urging the federal government to “not leave long-term care residents behind” after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced relaxed masking guidelines for about...
Providers laud extension of COVID-19 liability protections
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 28, 2022
COVID-19 liability protections will remain in place for long-term care facilities in Florida for at least another year.
Another mAB bites the dust? FDA advises docs not to use sotrovimab in some locales
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2022
In a scenario now familiar to long-term care clinicians, the FDA has advised against prescribing the COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drug sotrovimab in locations where certain SARS-CoV-2 variants are now...
$560 million in additional Provider Relief Funds headed to providers
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 25, 2022
The federal government is delivering $560 million in Provider Relief Funds to COVID-impacted healthcare providers starting this week.