Report: Nursing homes underused COVID-19 antiviral drugs during pandemic
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2023
Even though oral antiviral drugs and monoclonal antibodies help people recover from COVID-19, a new report found that nursing homes didn’t use the medications much during the pandemic.
‘Alarming’ COVID-19 treatment rates in nursing homes discovered
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 17, 2023
Just 18% of COVID cases in nursing homes were treated with antiviral medications, and the rate increased only slightly after oral treatments were approved, according to new research.
CA Supreme Court backs employers in ‘take-home’ COVID case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2023
Nursing homes and other employers cannot be held legally or financially responsible for preventing the spread of COVID-19 from their employees to their household members, the California Supreme Court has...
More nursing home COVID cases stay in state courts — for now
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2023
A recent rash of federal court orders made clear the path for COVID-related lawsuits in nine states, but more controversy over PREP Act immunity for protection could be brewing as another court considers...
COVID-19 may be a new risk factor for chronic pain, national study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Fully 26% of study participants with moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms reported frequent pain, researchers report.
Now that COVID is waning, time to focus on the things you ignored
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 28, 2023
Now that the Public Health Emergency has ended, and COVID-19 is starting to become less of a burden in your facility, now might be a good time to focus on protecting your liability.
COVID-19 vaccines 31 percent effective among ‘up-to-date’ residents, CDC says
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2023
COVID-19 mRNA vaccination was 31% effective against infection for nursing home residents who were up to date on their shots between November 2022 and January 2023, according to the CDC’s latest data...
LTC residents at high risk for long COVID and its mental health risks: HHS
By
Anjali Byju
Jun 22, 2023
Federal health officials linked a wide variation of mental health symptoms with post-COVID conditions, the US Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday.
HHS urges clinicians to watch for ‘devastating’ mental health effects of long COVID
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 22, 2023
Clinicians should keep a lookout for debilitating mental health symptoms related to long COVID, a new HHS advisory cautions. Older adults may be at particularly high risk.
Hospitalizations involving fungal infections up during COVID-19
Jun 20, 2023
During 2020 to 2021, patients hospitalized with COVID-19-associated fungal infections had higher length of stay, ICU admission and in-hospital mortality, researchers report.