PA DOH Interim Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities during COVID-19
The Department of Health (Department) is providing the below guidance as an update to guidance issued on May 12, 2020 and in light of the statement issued on June 2,…
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United States Settles Disability Discrimination Case Involving Residents and Prospective Residents of a Senior Housing Community
The United States announced that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has approved a consent order resolving allegations that three defendants — Heritage Senior Living LLC;…
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Collaborative Quality Improvement Efforts Can Positively Impact Antipsychotic Use
Reducing antipsychotic use in nursing homes is an ongoing priority for clinicians and their teams.
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COVID-19 Toll in Nursing Homes Linked to Staffing Levels and Quality
A new study shows that residents of long-term care facilities with lower nurse staffing levels, poorer quality scores, and higher concentrations of disadvantaged residents suffer from higher rates of confirmed…
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As States Reopen, Nursing Home Operators Can’t Assume They’ll ‘Be in the Clear Forever’
As COVID-19 initially swept through nursing homes across the country in March and April, operators and staffers had a key advantage: Just about every state implemented stay-at-home orders that kept…
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OK Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances Which Resulted in the Death of Three Patients
On June 18, 2020, a grand jury charged Donald Hyungjoon Kim, MD, 53, for distributing opioids and other controlled substances illegally. In 2018, the Oklahoma City DEA District Office began…
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EEOC Sues Pediatric Health Care Alliance for Retaliation over Harassment Complaints
Pediatric Health Care Alliance, a Tampa-based pediatric medical practice, violated federal law when it retaliated against a female registered nurse for reporting that a doctor, who was also a company…
Read More »NJ Outdoor Visitation with Long-Term Care Residents Can Begin Sunday, June 21
Residents of long-term care facilities will be able to have outdoor visits with loved ones in designated outdoor space starting Sunday, June 21—Father’s Day—under a directive to long-term care facilities…
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Minnesotans can start outdoor visits with loved ones in nursing homes, state officials say
For the first time in months, Minnesotans who live in senior care facilities can meet face to face with their loved ones, provided their visits are outdoors. New guidance
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Florida nursing homes to test staff for COVID-19 every 2 weeks under emergency rule
Since the disease started spreading in nursing homes and assisted living facilities in March, COVID-19 has taken 1,588 lives and caused thousands more infections in Florida’s long-term care facilities.
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