New Hampshire Veterans Nursing Home Issues SOS over COVID-19 Outbreak
A New Hampshire nursing home for war veterans is sending out an “all-hands-on-deck” plea for help amid a ballooning COVID-19 outbreak that has severely depleted its staff and killed nearly…
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National Survey Shows Healthcare Facilities Implementing PPE Crisis Standards of Care
As cases of COVID-19 surge in the US, a national survey of infection prevention experts, conducted October 22 – November 5, 2020 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control…
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Vaccines’ Side Effects Risk Sidelining Health Workers While Cases Surge
Covid-19 vaccine side-effects that range from fevers and chills to headaches and joint pain could keep some doctors and nurses from working amid a nationwide surge in hospitalizations.
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HHS Amends PREP Act Declaration, Including to Expand Access to COVID-19 Countermeasures Via Telehealth
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a fourth amendment to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to increase access to…
Read More »What Will Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution Look Like in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts is scheduled to receive enough doses of a coronavirus vaccine for 300,000 people in December, and Governor Charlie Baker says high-risk groups such as healthcare workers, nursing home workers,…
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Florida Governor Says Nursing Homes Will Be First to Get COVID Vaccine
Residents in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities will be the first to get a coronavirus vaccine when Florida begins receiving it later this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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CVS, Walgreens to Give Covid-19 Shots at Nursing Homes
CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. are preparing to administer Covid-19 vaccines in tens of thousands of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities across the country, with shots possibly…
Read More »Arkansas Nursing Homes Report Lag in COVID-Test Results
As the pandemic’s winter surge swells, roughly a third of Arkansas’ nursing homes have recently reported delays in receiving their residents’ covid-19 test results, an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette analysis of federal…
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COVID Spread Causing ‘Surreal’ Staffing Problems in Minnesota Nursing Homes
With new COVID-19 cases in the thousands and the spread continuing widely, large numbers of Minnesota long-term care staff are out sick or quarantining because of exposure.
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Nursing homes: RI Should Reimplement Policy of Testing Incoming Patients Twice for COVID
In late summer, the Rhode Island Department of Health moved away from re-testing patients that were being transferred from hospitals to nursing homes, instead recommending a symptom-based approach.
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