French Nursing Home Halted Coronavirus’s Deadly Threat with a Lockdown
Determined not to allow the Coronavirus to decimate the French nursing home she manages, an administrator took drastic action that turned out to be very effective. She implemented a 47-day…
Read More »New Hampshire Nursing Home’s Pen Pal Program Bridges Isolation Gap for Residents
The mandated social isolation to control and prevent the spread of COVID-19 that has been put into place in nursing homes across the nation has side effects. A social worker…
Read More »Traumatic Impact on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 Crisis
The recently reported suicides of two healthcare workers in New York City—an emergency medical technician and an emergency physician—may be a harbinger of the traumatic effect that the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read More »New Independent Commission to Assess Nursing Homes’ Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) recently announced the establishing of a new independent commission whose purpose is to assess and report on the response of nursing homes to…
Read More »Nursing Homes Are in the Spotlight Due to the COVID-19 Crisis
It is estimated that about 20% of the deaths being reported due to COVID-19 have occurred in nursing homes, and many persons familiar with nursing homes are not surprised. Most…
Read More »COVID-19 Deaths and Hospitalizations of Healthcare Workers Prompt OSHA Inspections Ramp-up
Responding to the number of healthcare worker deaths and hospitalizations related to COVID-19, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently opened 15 more healthcare inspections. OSHA performed at least…
Read More »Using Surgical Masks in Place of N95 Masks May Put Healthcare Workers at Greater Risk for COVID-19
The shortages of medical supplies—particularly N95 respirator face masks—due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) loosening its coronavirus guidance regarding facemasks. This…
Read More »COVID-19 Fatal to Over One-Third of Residents in Massachusetts Nursing Home
A Massachusetts nursing home recently reported that 49 of its residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. The facility was at its near capacity of 135 beds when the…
Read More »Illinois Nursing Home with Dozens of COVID-19 Infected Residents Working Hard to Stop the Spread
An Illinois nursing home recently reported 36 confirmed COVID-19 cases comprised of 26 residents and 10 employees. The vice president of the organization’s management company described the efforts of the…
Read More »Nursing Homes Challenged to Comply with Varying State and Federal COVID-19 Guidelines
Indiana skilled nursing facilities (SNF) recently faced a conflict between state and federal COVID-19 guidelines. A county issued orders preventing the transfer of residents with COVID-19 between counties that were…
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