U.S. may reduce 10-day isolation period in bid to keep healthcare workers on the job
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 22, 2021
Healthcare facilities will need all hands on deck to respond to expected COVID-19 surges, and a shortened isolation period for those who test positive but are symptomless and fully vaccinated could help,...
House COVID-19 hearing will focus on nursing homes’ crisis, future
By
Joe Bush
Sep 20, 2022
The plight of nursing home residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic will be in the spotlight Wednesday when experts testify at a House subcommittee hearing about its devastating effects and offer...
CDC to fund LTC infection control strike teams nationwide starting in October
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 20, 2021
The initiative will allow states and other U.S. jurisdictions to “staff, train and deploy” strike teams to help long-term care operations with known or suspected COVID-19 infections, CDC says.
Program reduces missed workdays for COVID-exposed healthcare staff
Mar 24, 2022
Overall, 92% of workers successfully returned to work about 2 days early relative to a standard 10-day quarantine. This saved hundreds of work days over a six-month period, researchers reported.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 18, 2022
Though facility staff shortages down by one-fourth in 2022, specific trouble areas remain … Maryland gives nursing homes $25 million of new COVID funds … NY gives state-employed nurses big raises …...
Governance-by-anecdote is alive in Washington, D.C.
By
Brendan Williams
Sep 26, 2022
In a press release warning of “Dire Conditions at For-Profit Nursing Home Chains in 2020,” the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis cited care problems at roughly a dozen nursing homes out...
Nursing shortage is affecting patient care, nurses charge in poll
By
Diane Eastabrook
Nov 11, 2022
The nursing shortage is taking a toll on patients, according to respondents in a recent poll by nurse staffing platform Connectrn.
No quarantine for certain workers as CDC faces down omicron, staff shortages
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 04, 2022
Healthcare workers infected with SARS-CoV-2 may now return to work in seven days or less — and some exposed workers may be advised to remain on the job, the CDC now says.
Long-term care success post-pandemic depends on MSO partnerships
By
Aaron Hellman
Jan 11, 2022
The numbers are staggering. Ninety-seven percent of nursing homes have lost revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seventy-two percent report they will not be able to sustain operations for more than...
Nursing homes becoming ‘loss leaders’ as they struggle with funds, staffing, sector leaders say
By
Joe Bush
Oct 18, 2022
DENVER – Faced with unmitigated financial pressures, nursing home operators might follow in the footsteps of group home providers who left the sector in droves in recent years, a LeadingAge leader warned...