Rapid spread of the Delta variant has prompted the U.S. government to send a COVID-19 surge team to provide support in Southwest Missouri.
Kentucky SNFs expect to lose at least 11% of workforce due to vaccine mandate
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 07, 2021
Leaders from Kentucky’s long-term care industry implored state lawmakers Thursday to provide more support for its bruised and battered workforce.
Some assisted living operators passing COVID-19 costs on to residents
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 26, 2020
Senior living residents or their family members in at least eight states have filed complaints to their state attorney general or long-term care ombudsman about unfair billing practices related to the...
FDA adds Guillain-Barré warning to J&J COVID-19 vaccine
Jul 12, 2021
Approximately 100 preliminary reports of Guillain-Barré have been detected after 12.8 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine were administered.
A focus on staff helped several MI nursing homes limit the spread of COVID-19: study
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 20, 2020
Making changes to where and how staff work and increasing pay appear to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care. That’s according to a study published this month of approximately 215 residents...
DOJ appeals court-ordered temporary stay of OSHA vaccine rule
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 11, 2021
After a three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new mandatory vaccination rules Saturday, the Department of Justice responded late Monday,...
White House takes more steps to up supply of rapid at-home COVID-19 tests
Oct 26, 2021
Tests will be be particularly useful during flu season because the tests can help distinguish between the flu and COVID-19.
Telehealth program focuses on COVID-positive patients discharged from hospitals
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 13, 2020
COVID-positive patients at some Texas hospitals now can be treated and monitored at home throughout their recoveries as part of a program through Dallas-based TheraCare Home Health, part of the Cantex...
Ashish Jha named new White House COVID-19 coordinator
Mar 17, 2022
The appointment comes as Jeff Zients plans to leave his post next month.
Voting mostly along party lines, the Senate voted Tuesday to nullify the Biden administration’s vaccinate-or-test mandate for companies with 100 or more employees.