US DOL Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the…
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Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Healthcare Workers
The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at healthcare facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare…
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Florida panel to field $100M request for emergency funding for nursing homes
COVID-19 cases have declined in Florida in the last six weeks, but the state’s skilled nursing centers and assisted living centers are facing myriad financial crises aggravated by the pandemic…
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$500 Million CDC Initiative Will Support Nursing Home and LTC Providers
The Hartford Foundation and CDC leaders hosted a call November 2 outlining details on the $500 million “nursing home strike team” program, highlighting that the primary goal of the funding…
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Sewage floods Syracuse area nursing home kitchen, puts residents in ‘immediate jeopardy’
A Manlius nursing home did not thoroughly clean up or check for food contamination after its kitchen was flooded with black, foul-smelling sewage, according to an inspection report.
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Father, Son Plead Not Guilty in Connection to Fatal Fire at New York Assisted Living Home
A father and son pleaded not guilty on Thursday in connection to a fatal fire at a Spring Valley adult nursing home that killed a resident and firefighter Jared Lloyd…
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More than 900 nursing home employees laid off after deadly Hurricane Ida evacuation
Hundreds of employees who worked for nursing homes that moved more than 800 residents to a makeshift shelter ahead of Hurricane Ida have lost their jobs in wake of the…
Read More »CDC: Some immunocompromised people can get fourth vaccine dose
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated guidance Monday saying some immunocompromised people can get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for additional protection.
Read More »SAMHSA Releases 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released findings from the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The data suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read More »CDC: Mishandling of flu, other vaccines led to 2018 outbreak
Federal health officials have concluded that a 2018 outbreak of infections in three states was caused by the improper storage, handling and administration of flu and other common vaccines.
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