CT Nursing Home Hit with $10,000 Fine after Alleged Sex Assault
The state Department of Public Health has fined the owners of an East Windsor nursing home $10,000 for failing to protect the safety of their residents and staff when they…
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Missouri Hospital to Give Staff Panic Buttons to Protect Them from Violent Patients
A Missouri hospital will be equipping its staff with panic buttons to protect them from violent patients following a startling rise in assaults, administrators said.
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Man gets 19 years to life for sex assault on 88-year-old California nursing home resident
A man who entered a Hillcrest nursing home and attempted to rape an 88-year-old woman who lived there was sentenced Monday to 19 years to life in state prison.
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NY Governor Takes Bold Action to Alleviate Potential Healthcare Staffing Shortages
Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order to alleviate potential staffing shortages in hospitals and other healthcare facilities statewide. The executive order significantly expands the eligible healthcare workforce and allows…
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WHO recommends antibody treatment for covid patients at high risk of hospital admission
A treatment combining two antibodies (casirivimab and imdevimab) is recommended for two specific groups of patients with covid-19 by a WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) panel of international experts and…
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Employee Overdose Incident Reported at Connecticut Assisted Living Facility
Police are investigating after a visiting nurse reported a possible overdose involving two employees at a Connecticut assisted living facility Wednesday.
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CDC Statement on ACIP Booster Recommendations
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations…
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New Jersey Department of Health Awards $800,000 in Infection Prevention Funding
To support infection prevention and control education among healthcare personnel, the New Jersey Department of Health is awarding $800,000 in funding to the New Jersey Hospital Association, Healthcare Association of…
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Long-term Care Administrators and Managers: Options for Coordinating Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Long-term care (LTC) providers in settings such as nursing homes, assisted living, residential care communities, group homes, and senior housing are encouraged to consider the option that works best for…
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12 nursing home residents have died since mass evacuation to makeshift storm shelter
Five more nursing home residents have died in recent weeks after they were crammed into a mass shelter where hundreds were taken to ride out Hurricane Ida, though the state…
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