Mass. Government Launches Second Round of Nursing Home Reforms; Strengthens Staff Flu Vaccine Requirements
The Baker-Polito Administration has begun implementing its second round of comprehensive nursing home reforms to keep older adults safe, improve the standards of care and infection control, and respond to…
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CMS Announces New Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans Made to Providers during COVID-19
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced amended terms for payments issued under the Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program as required by recent action by President Trump…
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Why Nevada Halted the Use of Rapid Coronavirus Tests in Nursing Homes
The state health department has ordered Nevada nursing homes to suspend the use of certain rapid COVID-19 tests because of the likelihood of false positives. Read the memo from the…
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State Actions and Shortages of Personal Protective Equipment and Staff in US Nursing Homes
It is crucial that nursing homes have adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) and staff in order to protect residents and staff from COVID‐19.
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Botched Handling of Sexual Assault Allegation Jeopardized Residents in Calif. Nursing Home
What began as a routine early morning diaper change for a 73-year-old California nursing home resident by a nurse aide, turned into one of the most horrifying experiences of her…
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Mass. Announces Nursing Home Reforms to Keep Older Adults Safe Amid Pandemic
Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday announced that the state has begun implementing a round of nursing home reforms in an effort to keep older adults safe amid the ongoing coronavirus…
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Deputies Shoot Patient at California Hospital
Deputies shot a patient at Harbor UCLA Medical Center near Carson late Tuesday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Read More »Some Health Workers Suffering from Addiction Steal Drugs Meant for Patients
When Kristin Waite-Labott, a nurse in Wisconsin, began stealing fentanyl and morphine from her hospital’s medical supply cabinets, she found it was relatively easy to cover her tracks.
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New York Nursing Home Fined for Providing Coronavirus Care without Gloves and Protection
Employees caring for residents with coronavirus at a Madison County nursing home did not wash their hands, wear gloves or use protective gowns properly, according to an inspection report.
Read More »California Nursing Home Evacuated after Air Conditioning Failure
City and county officials used 22 ambulances and two buses to relocate more than three-dozen residents from a Pasadena nursing home on October 1 after the facility’s air conditioning failed,…
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