Millennials, Gen Z workers more likely than older cohorts to call off when sick: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2022
Approximately 41% of Americans are likely to call in sick at work the moment they feel themselves getting sick, according to the results of a recent poll commissioned by Zicam and conducted by market research...
Nursing home advocates ask CMS to amend visitation guidelines as COVID-19 spikes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2021
With the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus and a spike in COVID-19 infections overall nationwide, nursing home advocates are asking the federal government to allow providers more discretion...
‘Long COVID’ could mean insurance cost increases for employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2022
More than two years into adjusting to the “new normal” brought on by COVID-19, employers now are faced with navigating the reality of “long COVID,” a wide range of ongoing health problems that...
3,000+ nursing home workers have died from COVID, union says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 28, 2023
More than 1.5 million nursing home workers have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 3,000 have died since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a recent report from the AFL-CIO.
CDC eases guidance for asymptomatic healthcare personnel exposed to COVID-19
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday introduced new guidance for managing asymptomatic healthcare personnel exposed to COVID-19, incuding those who work in nursing homes. The guidance...
New program aims to improve long-term care vaccination rates, care by building trust
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2022
Providers of skilled nursing and assisted living need to develop trust-building skills and practices to continue to increase vaccine uptake and staff member retention as well as improve infection prevention...
Court to determine employer liability when workers take COVID-19 home to families
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 26, 2022
Can a spouse or family member of an employee sue you if the worker brings COVID-19 into the home?
EEOC changes guidance on when employers can require COVID-19 testing of workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2022
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has updated its guidance on when employers can require COVID-19 testing with respect to people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act restricts...
New York deploys 120 National Guard medics, medical technicians to long-term care facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2021
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) last week more than doubled the number of deployed National Guard medical teams to aid nursing homes in the Empire State facing staffing shortages amid surging COVID-19 infections.
COVID-19 lawsuits growing ‘in spades’ against long-term care providers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 13, 2022
Nursing homes across the country are being sued in growing numbers over alleged negligence and wrongful deaths related to COVID-19, court-watchers say.