New COVID-19 test kits promised as LTC operators contend with shortages, slow PCR results
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2022
Five million Celltion brand rapid tests will be shipped over a five-week period to facilities as they contend with testing supply shortages and slow lab turnaround times.
Safety means ‘seeing the virus’: Atria recounts rollout of 18,000 tests early in pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 09, 2021
Finding a way to conduct COVID-19 testing among 31,000 residents and staff members across multiple states helped the senior living giant to “seal out” outbreaks and show that its communities were safe...
Test and tests and tests… there’s failure here
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 01, 2022
Let’s face it. Unless you’re the character Sheldon from the show “The Big Bang Theory” or “Young Sheldon,” most of us really hate to take tests. So, those of us in this profession got a little...