‘Notes from Underground,’ with apologies to Dostoevsky
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Dec 11, 2020
This is a throwback to college reading. It’s been a while for some of us, so bear with me for a minute. In 1864’s Notes from Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s narrator believes life in Utopia...
Employees share their pandemic experience
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Dec 11, 2020
“Although these are less than ideal circumstances, we have all pulled together as a team. That extra bit of support and acknowledgement we get from leaders makes a difference. Simple things can go a...
FDA panel recommends emergency use for Pfizer COVID vaccine
By
Danielle Brown
Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2020
“I think we know enough now to say this [vaccine] appears to be our way out of this awful, awful mess,” one committee member told CNN after the Thursday vote. The vaccine is highly effective, with...
Supplied with PPE, care providers are less exposed to COVID at work than in community, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2020
The results suggest that PPE is highly effective in acute exposures to SARS-CoV-2, but certain tasks may still be hazardous, investigators say.
As FDA panel endorses Pfizer vaccine, CVS Health says it’s ready to administer doses in nursing...
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 11, 2020
CVS Health’s top executive is confident that the company will be administering coronavirus vaccines in “thousands” of long-term care facilities before the Christmas holiday pending federal approval.
COVID-19 death rate in nursing homes reaches new height since start of pandemic, on track to worsen,...
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 11, 2020
Nursing homes experienced their worst COVID-19 death rate between mid-October and mid-November, with more than 8,400 residents dying from the disease over the four-week period, according to a new analysis...
FDA panel endorses emergency use authorization for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 10, 2020
Nursing home residents and workers may be just days away from getting the initial doses of the first COVID-19 vaccine, after a federal advisory panel approved its emergency use Thursday.
Moment of truth
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 10, 2020
Now that vaccines really are imminent and long-term care staff and residents look to be first in line, you’re probably holding your breath, desperately longing for an answer to the most important question...
Long-term care leaders have a moral responsibility to address racial inequities in facilities, influential...
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 10, 2020
The pandemic is forcing long-term care leaders and operators to address and help alleviate racial disparities often found and perpetuated throughout the healthcare industry, a well-known academic and leader...
SNF occupancy inches up in September to 74%, NIC reports
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 10, 2020
Skilled nursing home operators saw a slight increase in occupancy during the month of September, according to the latest data released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC).