Twice-Weekly Testing of Staff, Volunteers, and Vendors at Maryland Nursing Homes Regardless of Vaccination Status.
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has issued an order that requires all staff, volunteers, and vendors who are in a nursing home facility regularly, regardless of vaccination status, to…
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Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Private Employer Vaccine Mandate but Lets Healthcare Rule Take Effect
The Supreme Court delivered a mixed ruling on the Biden Administration’s workplace Covid-19 vaccination requirements Thursday, reinstating a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers but temporarily blocking the vaccine-or-test rule for…
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Bill Imposing Harsher Nursing Home Penalties, Greater Transparency Heads to NJ Governor
A bill aiming to crack down on repeat offenders of nursing home state and federal codes is headed to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, after the measure passed the state…
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Five States Now Require COVID-19 Boosters for Nursing Home Staff
Amid the latest COVID-19 surge, Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut became the latest states this week to require healthcare workers, including nursing home staff — to get a booster shot.
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Lawsuit Filed against California Hospital Following Dead Body Scandal
A former security guard at Memorial Hospital of Gardena has filed a lawsuit against her former employer for intolerable working conditions after she was ordered to clean a malfunctioning freezer…
Read More »Ohio Judge Acquits Nurse Practitioner Accused in Death of Nursing Home Patient
A certified nurse practitioner who was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2017 death of a middle-aged man under the care of a Columbus nursing home has been acquitted of…
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NY Will Require Healthcare Workers to Get COVID-19 Boosters
As a continuation of New York State’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for those working at healthcare facilities, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that healthcare workers will soon be required to receive…
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CT Governor Signs Orders Requiring All LTC Facility and State Hospital Employees to Receive COVID-19 Boosters
Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has signed two executive orders (Executive Order No. 14B and Executive Order No. 14C) requiring employees of all long-term care facilities and state hospitals…
Read More »Maryland Governor Declares 30-Day State of Emergency, Mobilizes 1,000 Members of National Guard
Governor Larry Hogan today declared a 30-day state of emergency to take urgent short-term actions to combat the current COVID-19 surge and mobilized 1,000 members of the Maryland National Guard…
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Justice Department Secures Agreement with Hospital to Ensure Effective Communication with Deaf Patients and Companions
Today the Justice Department reached an agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Adventist Health System Georgia Inc., d.b.a. AdventHealth-Gordon (Advent), a hospital in Calhoun, Georgia. The settlement…
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