Psychological Trauma Is the Next Crisis for Coronavirus Health Workers
After his roughest days in a New York City emergency room, physician Matthew Bai feels his whole body relax when he sees his wife and 17-month-old daughter.
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Feeling sad, anxious, lonely due to pandemic crisis? You’re not alone, national surveys say.
The psychological burden of the coronavirus pandemic has left large numbers of Americans feeling anxious, depressed and fearful, according to an ongoing survey conducted by the US Census Bureau.
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Diagnostic Testing for SARS-Coronavirus-2 in the Nursing Facility: Recommendations of a Delphi Panel of LTC Clinicians
With the COVID-19 pandemic progressing, guidance on strategies to mitigate its devastating effects in nursing facilities (NFs) is critical to preventing additional tragic outcomes.
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Nursing Homes Turn to Temporary Aides during Virus Fight
Nursing homes are increasingly hiring housekeepers, waitresses, and residents’ own relatives as temporary nurse’s aides after they learn how to feed, bathe, and care for elderly and disabled residents in…
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Coronavirus-Specialty Nursing Home in RI Says It’s Losing Thousands of Dollars a Day
One of the two nursing homes selected as facilities for COVID-positive residents in Rhode Island says it’s losing thousands of dollars a day, and wants to change its contract with…
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Two Hospitalized after Chlorine Leak near Two NC Nursing Homes
A chlorine leak at an auto shop forced several businesses in Raleigh to evacuate May 29.
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Former Nursing Assistant Sentenced for Sexual Assaults in Colorado Care Facility
A 56-year-old former nursing assistant has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to abusing elderly victims at an Anacortes assisted living facility.
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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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Manhattan Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Drugs
Joseph Olivieri, 73, a physician who practiced in Manhattan, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for participating in a scheme to illegally distribute oxycodone and other controlled substances. Matthew…
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