Policy Recommendations Regarding Skilled Nursing Facility Management of COVID-19: Lessons from New York State
To provide policy recommendations for managing COVID-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), a group of certified medical directors from several facilities in New York state with experience managing the disease…
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Wisconsin DHS Offers Direct Payments to Long-Term Care Service Providers and Facilities, Emergency Medical Services, and Clinics Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic
Beginning June 5, DHS will begin accepting applications from specific types of healthcare service providers for funding from $110 million allotted to the state under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief,…
Read More »Florida Officials Blast Lakeland Nursing Home over COVID Exposure, Halt Admissions
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has ordered a Lakeland assisted-living facility to cease accepting new residents over concerns about COVID-19 exposure.
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Governor Murphy Announces Recommendations from Review of New Jersey’s Long-Term Care Facilities
Governor Phil Murphy announced a series of recommendations and actions from Manatt Health’s rapid review of New Jersey’s long-term care facilities to address systemic challenges in long-term care and mitigate…
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CA Medical Clinic Agrees to Settle Allegations It Violated Federal Law by Not Providing Access to the Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Riverside Medical Clinic, a company that operates seven medical offices in Riverside County, has agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to…
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With Some Restrictions, You Can Now Visit a Loved One in a Mass. Nursing Home
Ten weeks after asking nursing homes and other senior long-term care facilities to prohibit all outside visitors and non-essential health personnel, the Baker administration is easing the guidelines. Guidance found…
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OSHA Cites Nursing Home for Delayed Coronavirus Reporting
The federal agency that oversees workplace safety said Friday, May 29, that it had issued its first citation in the US related to the coronavirus outbreak: against a Georgia nursing…
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Some Nursing Homes Escaped Covid-19—Here’s What They Did Right
In mid-March, as San Francisco mayor London Breed issued a citywide stay-at-home order, Peggy Cmiel started getting prepared.
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Police: COVID-19-Positive Woman Walks Way from Massachusetts Nursing Home
Police have filed an elder abuse complaint with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health after a nursing home resident with dementia who had tested positive for COVID-19 apparently climbed out…
Read More »Long-Term Care Policy after Covid-19 — Solving the Nursing Home Crisis
Nursing homes have been caught in the crosshairs of the coronavirus pandemic.
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