The USA TODAY series “Dying for Care” does not help potential residents and their family members identify appropriate long-term care settings as intended. The series focuses on a narrow time period of …
President Joe Biden’s edict that nursing homes must ensure their workers are vaccinated against covid-19 presents a challenge for an industry struggling to entice its lowest-paid workers to get …
Senior living communities have worked tirelessly this past year and continue to follow guidance to protect their residents and staff from the COVID-19 virus. With, at best, limited federal protections under …
A COVID-19 antibody therapy was able to drastically reduce the risk of nursing home residents contracting COVID-19, according to new study results released Thursday by drugmaker Eli Lilly.
Multiple weeks with new coronavirus cases or low staffing are among the additional scenarios that will trigger a focused infection control survey at a nursing home, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday.
This article describes the legal aftermath of that self-reported outbreak; the governments’ (both federal and State) response; and the decision of a State Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) regarding whether the enforcement actions the government imposed were legally sufficient and supportable.
This one-hour webinar is intended to educate you on the current theories of liability and to reduce the possibility of litigation…
During this global pandemic, it is imperative to keep seniors active and healthy. Not having visitors is a stressful development for senior living residents, so regular exercise while practicing social distancing is a must!
Once again, we have a politician making policy decisions without the benefit of reason. Incredibly, Governor Cuomo (of New York) has directed that New York nursing homes CANNOT deny admission or re-admission from a hospital in instances where there is either a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 or a suspected case of COVID-19. If such a decision is enforced, it will lead to unnecessary additional affliction and death from the disease. Irresponsible decisions, such as this, will only serve to prolong this unprecedented pandemic.
