DOL will soon announce new workplace rules in light of COVID
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 28, 2021
After weeks of delay, the Labor Department has sent a draft of emergency workplace safety rules aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 to the Office of Management and Budget. The standards had been...
With a second round of stimulus checks on the way to many Americans, the Federal Trade Commission is advising consumers to report “grabby” assisted living and nursing home operators who try to take...
Inspired and grateful to the heroes among us
By
Doug Leidig
Apr 06, 2020
None of us will remain untouched by COVID-19, whether it’s through knowing someone who has contracted the virus or through its sweeping economic effect. We are all in this together, and I have never...
Risk for carditis tied to second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Jan 27, 2022
No such increased risk was seen with the Sinovac inactivated virus vaccine.
Eden, Green House founder unveils Kallimos Communities as multi-generational model for seniors
By
Amy Novotney
May 07, 2021
After an unprecedented year of challenges for residents and staff members in skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities, senior living and care expert William Thomas, M.D. — better known...
‘Out of control’: Panelists share frustrations, solutions to managing cash flow during pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 24, 2020
The global coronavirus pandemic has created a “tsunami” of decreasing occupancy, coupled with increasing costs related to personal protective equipment and labor, to create an operating environment...
Nursing home provider settles COVID-19 vaccine fraud suit for $1.75M, denies allegations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2022
MorseLife Health System has paid $1.75 million dollars to settle a lawsuit that claimed the nursing home defrauded a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program. The provider allegedly administered...
One in 13 U.S. adults report long COVID symptoms
Jul 07, 2022
Long COVID is less likely among older adults than younger adults, with nearly three times as many adults ages 50 to 59 years reporting long COVID than those aged 80 years or older.
Healthcare workers show greatest COVID-19 stress
Oct 06, 2021
The findings compared with other occupational categories, but across occupations, women had high levels of stress, with age acting as a protective factor.
Monthly COVID-19 hospitalization rates peaked in December 2020
Aug 10, 2021
Peak reported in hospitalization, ICU admission, death, but decrease found in frequency of ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, vasopressor use