Long COVID incidence declined over course of pandemic
Jul 23, 2024
The authors say, however, that the risk remained substantial, even among vaccinated persons during the omicron era.
Your favorite columns of 2020
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
In a year dominated by the coronavirus, it’s not surprising that COVID-19 popped up more than once as a topic of our most-read columns of 2020 when we examined analytics related to website visitors,...
Your favorite columns of 2021
Dec 22, 2021
Just like last year, 2021 was dominated by the coronavirus. So also like 2020, it’s not surprising that COVID-19 popped up more than once as a topic of our most-read columns this year when we examined...
Your favorite columns of 2022
Dec 21, 2022
COVID-19 and its related challenges, as well as regulation and incontinence, drew reader attention in 2022, according to analytics related to website visitors, newsletter readers and social media followers...
HHS OIG: Many long-term care facilities requiring negative COVID-19 tests before accepting hospital discharges
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 07, 2020
With cases of COVID-19 increasing in many areas around the country, “many” hospitals are reporting difficulty in discharging patients to skilled nursing facilities or “facilities with lower-level...
421,000 COVID tests headed to assisted living communities from the federal government
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2020
The federal government will send more than 421,000 rapid-results antigen COVID-19 tests to assisted living communities this week, Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., assistant secretary for health at the U.S....
LCS transforms pandemic response to culture, operational changes
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2020
Des Moines, IA-based LCS, No. 2 on the American Seniors Housing Association and Argentum lists of largest senior living operators for 2020, is rolling out its new EverSafe 360° program this week. Rick...
Feds outline COVID-19 vaccine availability timeline for senior living residents, staff
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2020
A COVID-19 vaccine should be available for assisted living community, independent living community and nursing home residents and staff members by December or January, federal officials said Wednesday.
Broad-based testing could prevent ‘heartbreaking’ spread of COVID-19, operator says, based on experience
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 07, 2020
Broad-based COVID-19 testing should be made available immediately for residents and workers in senior living communities and nursing homes to address the current “heartbreaking” spread of disease in...
Reports: COVID-19 forces relocation of 94 residents from senior home, governor gives a ‘shoutout’...
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2020
Residents from St. Joseph’s Senior Home Assisted Living & Nursing Center in Woodbridge, NJ, were relocated to another long-term care community 30 miles away on Wednesday after several residents and caregivers...