Certified nursing assistants are the least likely among nursing home workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 even though they provide the bulk of direct care to residents, new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine revealed.
New York long-term care providers cannot deny religious exemptions from the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate after a federal judge issued a temporary straining order blocking the rule for lacking the exemption.
The Missouri Health Care Association came out strongly against the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate during a subcommittee hearing, citing concerns that a large chunk of workers could be lost due to the regulation.
More transparency regarding nursing home ownership and how profits are spent will be needed if the industry wants to successfully move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a top expert.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is facing additional pressure from two Democratic lawmakers to make COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home residents and workers more accessible for the public.
At least one group of nursing homes has surpassed the 70% threshold when it comes to vaccinating staff.
Skilled nursing facilities should have the advantage against other healthcare providers in getting much needed additional COVID-19 relief funds being made available by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Maryland long-term care residents in both nursing homes and assisted living facilities are now eligible to receive COVID-19 booster shots under a new order announced by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Wednesday.
Convalescent plasma does not reduce the risk of intubation or death for COVID-19 patients, and may actually lead to more adverse events, a new study has found.
Updated guidance released Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gives nursing homes more options for conducting a COVID-19 outbreak investigation after a positive test occurs.
