California Senate Advances AG-Sponsored Bill to Strengthen Enforcement Rights of SNF Residents
The California State Senate today approved Assembly Bill 849 (AB 849), a bill authored by Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes and sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta. AB 849…
Read More »MA Announces Expanded Vaccine Requirement for LTC Providers and Home Care Workers
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced plans to require COVID-19 vaccination for all staff at rest homes, assisted living residences (ALRs), hospice programs, as well as for home care workers (HCWs)…
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Bill Setting NC Nursing Home Visit Standards Gets Final OK
North Carolina health regulators would establish by next year visitation policies for nursing homes and adult care homes for declared emergencies like a pandemic in legislation heading to Gov. Roy…
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NY approves COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, removes religious exemption
A New York State Department of Health board voted unanimously Thursday to implement emergency authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers in the state, while also removing…
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CT Nursing Homes Share Best Practices, Challenges in Vaccinating Staff
Nursing homes in Connecticut are racing to vaccinate all of their workers against coronavirus before the state-imposed deadline in September, but some face a greater challenge than others: Half of…
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Effects of Staff Training on Nursing Home Residents’ End-of-Life Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This trial examines the effects of end-of-life training on long-term care facility (LTCF) residents’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and use and costs of hospital services.
Read More »OSHA’s COVID-19-related standards ‘burdensome,’ ‘duplicative,’ senior living execs say
New federal workplace safety rules, although well-intentioned, are burdensome and do not account for frequently changing guidance from other agencies, according to senior living association executives.
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Maryland nursing home, hospital staff must get COVID-19 vaccine or be subject to testing
All Maryland nursing home and hospital employees must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or be subject to regular testing, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday.
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CMS Issuing New Regulation Requiring Nursing Home Staff to Be Vaccinated against COVID-19
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is developing an emergency regulation requiring staff vaccinations within the nation’s…
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COVID-19 Vaccinations Required for LTC Workers Who Serve Medicare and Medicaid Enrollees
Today, President Biden announced that HHS will develop new regulations requiring nursing homes to require that all of their workers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of participating…
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