All workers inside long-term care facilities should be wearing face coverings at all times: OSHA guidance
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 05, 2020
New federal guidance is recommending that all workers at long-term care facilities should wear some type of face covering at all times while inside the facility in order to reduce their exposure to contracting...
Nursing home operators would improve quality of life, infection control by reexamining architectural...
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 05, 2020
Nursing home operators have an urgent need to reexamine their facility design models to better protect residents after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed flaws in current models, researchers argued in a new...
SNF occupancy reaches another record low, NIC finds
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 05, 2020
Skilled nursing operators again saw record occupancy declines due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, new data released Wednesday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) revealed.
R-Water’s TK60 beats Lysol in independent COVID-19 lab test
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 04, 2020
R-Water has announced that independent laboratory testing confirms its healthcare-grade disinfectant, TK60, kills coronavirus in 30 seconds — far faster than the Environmental Protection Agency’s requirement...
SavaSeniorCare to drop 48 facilities, aims to increase worker pay and benefits
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2020
In a bid to boost employee pay and benefits, hire infection preventionists and invest more in doctors, technology and equipment, SavaSeniorCare on Tuesday announced it will be acting to get out of 48 skilled...
Nursing homes should consider testing workers more frequently than what CMS dictates: researchers
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2020
Nursing homes should consider testing staff members for COVID-19 more frequently after a new study found that the federal government’s coronavirus testing strategy may not be enough to identify asymptotic...
Don’t shelve rapid tests as COVID cases climb, advocates implore nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2020
Industry advocates say it’s time for facility operators who have not made full use of rapid antigen tests to start doing so — before nursing home deaths begin to spike again. CMS must “take to...
CMS gives its nursing home info a new online hub
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 02, 2020
Nursing home providers now have a one-stop source to find all of the latest information from the federal government on guidance and resources available to them.
A common diabetes medication may lower mortality risk among nursing home residents with COVID-19
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2020
A study involving hundreds of Veterans Affairs patients shows a link between the diabetes drug metformin and a lower risk of death from COVID-19.
JAMA author predicts long-term care workforce vaccination challenges
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2020
Long-term care facilities are likely to face multiple challenges when it comes to inoculating staff members against COVID-19, despite federal efforts to rush any approved vaccine to their doors.