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…
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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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Pennsylvania: $93K Sought from Nursing Homes Amid Inspections
State health officials say civil penalties totaling more than $93,000 have been assessed against nursing care facilities in Pennsylvania amid hundreds of complaint investigations during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nurse Fired from Chicago Senior Home for Pointing out COVID-19 Safety Issues: Lawsuit
A nurse claims she was fired from a Norwood Park senior home in retaliation for whistleblowing about COVID-19 safety issues, according to a lawsuit.
Read More »How Nursing Homes Can Bolster Infection Control — for COVID-19 and Beyond
Amid the national emergency caused by COVID-19, infection control in skilled nursing facilities has come under intense scrutiny, with past violations examined under the media microscope — and surveys from…
Read More »Audit of Nursing Home Infection Prevention and Control Program Deficiencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indicated that individuals at high risk for severe illness from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are people aged 65 years and older and…
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HHS Announces Nearly $4.9 Billion Distribution to Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing it has begun distributing billions in additional relief funds to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to help them combat the…
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