Coronavirus is rapidly spreading in Texas nursing homes, state figures show
Younger Americans have been driving the recent coronavirus surge in Texas — but the virus is now also rapidly spreading in the state’s nursing homes, threatening elderly, frail residents who…
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NY Nursing Home Coronavirus Flare-Up Came after Quarantined Aide Allegedly Ordered Back to Work
A recent coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home in Albany began around the time a nurse’s aide who was in quarantine after traveling out of state allegedly was ordered to…
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Reflections of the Corona Pandemic from a Nursing Home Physician’s View
I work as a physician in two Galilee nursing homes. Since the pandemic outbreak, the effect on the content and nature of my work has been dramatic and all-encompassing.
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AL Governor Awards $18.27 Million for Coronavirus Testing for Alabama Nursing Homes
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday awarded $18.27 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide baseline testing for coronavirus and proactive surveillance of the virus for healthcare personnel and residents…
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Chicago hospital loses phone, internet access for 24+ hours
Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago experienced more than a day of internet and phone system downtime last week after a car crash cut out service, according to a July 3…
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Pennsylvania nursing home employee fired after video shows hot drink thrown in elderly woman’s face
A nursing home in Dauphin County fired an employee after they say a video posted on Facebook showed misconduct by the employee.
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SC Governor Reverses Course, Tells DHEC to Delay Releasing Plan for Nursing Home Visitors
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster reversed course on Thursday after initially directing the state’s health agency to come up with guidelines to let immediate families visit their loved ones in…
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Coronavirus Tests from MD Assisted-Living Facility Were Sent to Lab Shut by Health Department
Coronavirus tests taken at an assisted-living facility in Chevy Chase were processed at a lab that was shut down by the Maryland Department of Health for not having the right…
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MA eases restrictions for nursing home visits, allows in-unit visitations at ALFs under Phase 3
Massachusetts will ease visitation restrictions for loved ones with residents in nursing homes, rest homes and other long-term care facilities as early as Monday, easing visitation restrictions that were put…
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Troubled Pennsylvania Nursing Home Sued over Housekeeper’s COVID-19 Death
The family of a woman who died of COVID-19 while working at a Pennsylvania nursing home that struggled to cope with the virus outbreak filed a wrongful death lawsuit against…
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