COVID-19 inspires ‘overdue’ infection control innovation
By
John Hall
Dec 01, 2020
Shortage of supplies along with need for protocols relating to testing, cohorting, visitation lead to change.
Contact tracing may come of age, thanks to pandemic
By
John Hall
Dec 01, 2020
COVID-19 has revived interest in an old technology as experts look to it as a tool for controlling outbreaks.
December FocusOn Briefs
Dec 01, 2020
Company promotes disposable pads, NPWT incontinence care; Reusable N95 respirator inches closer to market; Nearly half of residents with COVID-19 asymptomatic: study; Company promotes disposable pads,...
Project aims to grow happiness
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
A New York-based grassroots effort launched to help nursing homes and their residents cope during the coronavirus pandemic has been able to send gifts to nearly 60 facilities nationwide with the help of...
Deke Cateau: Shoulders to stand on
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2020
Deke Cateau, Chief Executive Officer, A.G. Rhodes
Digital edition of November 2020 print issue
Nov 05, 2020
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Staffing offers toughest trial
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2020
Workforce challenges that have plagued long-term care operators during the coronavirus pandemic will worsen as the crisis progresses this year, predicted Harvard healthcare policy expert David Grabowski.
Deal gives residents new vaccine priority
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2020
Long-term care residents and staff members will receive coronavirus vaccinations at no cost, thanks to a program announced by the federal government in mid-October.
Feds vow weekly test supplies
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2020
A worrisome slowdown in federal distribution of coronavirus rapid-screening tests in mid-October was only a temporary aberration due to a production slowdown, federal officials disclosed.
Paid sick leave yields progress
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
States that gained access to emergency paid sick leave during the pandemic saw 400 fewer COVID-19 cases per day, according to a new study in Health Affairs.