COVID cases rise among nursing home staff, NIC says; AMDA releases new guidance
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 19, 2022
Weekly COVID-19 cases among skilled nursing home staff members and residents set new records earlier this month, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
In absence of Supreme Court ruling, work toward compliance with OSHA rule, experts advise
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2022
With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration withdrawing part of its COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard, the agency’s vaccination-and-testing mandate for employers with 100 or...
Union asks Biden administration to delay vaccine deadline for federal workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 10, 2021
The American Federation of Government Employees appealed to the Biden administration Tuesday to delay the deadline for federal employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from Nov. 22 to Jan. 4.
New OSHA standard requires paid time off for vaccination, COVID case tracking and notification
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 11, 2021
Masking and social distancing remain at forefront of a new emergency temporary standard for healthcare workers issued by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational and Health Administration. The standard...
Business briefs, Nov. 15
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 15, 2022
Labor management, rate increases help drive 6th consecutive quarter of growth for Sonida … AMDA, other healthcare associations release toolkit covering COVID-19 vaccination, therapeutics in long-term...
Increasing percentage of employees test positive for marijuana after on-the-job accidents
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2023
The percentage of employees testing positive for marijuana following an on-the-job accident increased to its highest level in 25 years in 2022, according to a recently released analysis from Quest Diagnostics.
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...
OSHA’s move to make COVID standards permanent met with skepticism from long-term care industry groups
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 05, 2023
The final version of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s rule meant to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 has reached the White House Office of Management and Budget for review...
Two-thirds of nurses likely to leave profession within 2 years: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 23, 2022
Sixty-five percent of nurses participating in a recent survey said they intend to leave the profession within the next two years, up 18% from last year
House Republicans: Anticipated OSHA COVID-19 rule is ‘height of foolishness’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 05, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s anticipated COVID-19 rule for healthcare workers is the “height of foolishness,” two Republican members of the House of Representatives told OSHA...