Genesis HealthCare looks toward pandemic recovery after CEO change
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 06, 2021
The new chief executive officer of post-acute care giant Genesis HealthCare is hoping to steer the company onto a steadier path after months of financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
Illinois nursing homes will be fined for understaffing
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 06, 2021
Penalties for Illinois providers that understaff their facilities will begin this year.
Coronavirus exposure protects healthcare workers for at least 6 months, investigators say
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2021
The presence of antibodies — a sign of previous coronavirus exposure — has been tied to a substantially reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection in hospital workers.
CVS: Independent living residents will continue to wait for COVID-19 vaccination
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2021
Independent living residents, even those who live in CCRCs, will have to continue to wait for COVID-19 vaccination, according to one of the retail giants administering the vaccines in long-term care.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2021
Could COVID-19 vaccine mandates boost vaccine uptake — and are they legal? … Late-stage trial planned for diabetes medication in Alzheimer’s … HHS to begin vaccine confidence campaign in late January...
‘Absolutely unconscionable’: Just 14% of distributed vaccine doses have been administered in long-term...
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2021
New figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that less than 15% of COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed to long-term care facilities through the federal program have actually been...
Request granted: Nursing homes receive additional $31.2M in relief funding
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2021
Five months after providers requested additional coronavirus aid to help operators facing financial turmoil caused by the pandemic, Connecticut officials announced the state will send another $31.2 million...
More than 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses await use in long-term care
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2021
Two weeks after nearly 2.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were distributed to U.S. states for use in long-term care, approximately 280,000 residents and staff members have been vaccinated.
Now is the time to correct course on flu shots
By
Ram Koppaka, M.D., Ph.D.
Jan 04, 2021
As a possible flu season looms in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and lives of older adults living in long-term care facilities face a potential double threat, making flu vaccination more...
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: 95% of nursing home residents taking vaccine, Parkinson says
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 04, 2021
A vast majority of nursing home residents are signing up to receive the first dose of available coronavirus vaccine, according to the leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association.