Lessons from the pandemic can help ensure caregivers’ mental health and well-being
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2023
Healthcare organizations’ disaster preparedness plans must include “explicit plans for supporting mental health,” say the authors of a new piece in JAMA Psychiatry.
PREVENT Pandemics Act clears Senate committee
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 17, 2022
The Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats (PREVENT) Pandemics Act is one step closer to reaching the Senate floor. The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved...
‘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...
Long COVID-19 may be classified as disability in some cases under ADA, EEOC says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 16, 2021
Some people with long COVID-19 may qualify for disability resources under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in updated guidance this week. Long COVID-19...
COVID-19 outbreaks could follow low employee vaccination rates
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 08, 2021
COVID-19 cases and mortality in long-term care facilities have decreased significantly in the months since residents and staff members were prioritized for vaccination. Nationwide, however, vaccination...
Long-term care watching as VA implements vaccine mandate for workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2021
A Department of Veterans Affairs mandate for frontline healthcare workers to get vaccinated or face possible termination of employment could be a test for the long-term care industry, according to one...
Business briefs, April 25
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2023
Activist shareholder announces intent to vote against long-serving Ventas board members… American Senior Communities announces Vision Centre sponsorship to help address workforce challenges … LCS community...
$413M in PRF Phase 4 general distribution payments set for release
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 24, 2022
The Health Resources and Services Administration is set to send $413 million in Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 general distribution payments to more than 3,600 providers across the country this week.
Provider, policy action can stabilize staffing levels during infectious disease outbreaks, researchers...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2022
Provider and policy action are needed to counter the effects of staff absences and departures, particularly during infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, that may put nursing home residents at...
Bill aims to protect nursing home residents during infectious disease outbreaks
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2022
The New Jersey Assembly’s Aging and Senior Services Committee, on Thursday passed a bill “Sally’s Law,” that aims to provide nursing home residents greater protections during periods of infectious...