Florida Division of Emergency Management Issues Emergency Order to Lift Visitation Restrictions in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities and Other LTCs
At Governor DeSantis’ direction, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director and State Coordinating Officer Jared Moskowitz issued an Emergency Order that lifts restrictions for visitation to nursing homes, assisted living…
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NY DOH Announces New Regulations Requiring Increased and Postmortem COVID-19 and Influenza Testing to Ensure Data Integrity
The New York State Department of Health announced that confirmatory COVID-19 and Influenza testing will be required whenever a hospital patient or nursing home resident has a known exposure or…
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California Medical Center Agrees to Improve Access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients and to Compensate Family
Providence Health System – Southern California, which operates Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, has entered into a settlement with the United States, agreeing to
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Connecticut New Guidelines Permit In-Person Nursing Home Visits
Gov. Ned Lamont and acting Public Health Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford on Thursday announced nursing homes are now being directed to develop visitation policies to allow visits inside long-term care facilities.
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State fines two nursing homes in Connecticut that have failed to test all employees for COVID-19
The state Department of Public Health has fined nursing homes in Hartford and Hamden for failing to test all of their employees for COVID-19 and is investigating whether other facilities…
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Michigin AG Puts Senior Living Facilities on Notice for Charging Residents $900 COVID-19 Fees
Nearly 40 senior living facility residents, or their families, have filed complaints with the Michigan Department of Attorney General after residents were each charged $900 COVID-19 fees potentially in violation…
Read More »After debate over hugs, Florida task force recommends limited nursing home visits
After five months of keeping Florida’s most vulnerable elders isolated from visitors, state regulators on Wednesday recommended that Gov. Ron DeSantis allow nursing homes and assisted living facilities to start…
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Iowa Nursing Home Fined for Ignoring Plea to Visit Dying Mother
An Iowa nursing home faces a $3,250 fine primarily for ignoring the pleas of a woman who warned she was “going to have to watch her mom die through her window.”
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CDC Changes Testing Guidance to Exclude People without Covid-19 Symptoms, Worrying Experts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly modified its coronavirus testing guidelines this week to exclude people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19 — even if they have…
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All Ohio Assisted Living Facilities to Get Baseline Saliva Tests
Gov. Mike DeWine announced August 20 a statewide testing initiative for Ohio’s more than 765 assisted living facilities, which will mean baseline saliva testing of all staff and residents at no cost to the facilities.
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