NJ DOH Launches Increased Testing Pilot at Long-term Care Facilities
The New Jersey Department of Health issued an Executive Directive November 30 requiring that facilities that receive BinaxNOW tests and have a CLIA Certificate—which is…
Record High Outbreak of COVID-19 Hits Nursing Homes
In the first week of November 2020, more than 1,300 nursing homes in the United States have three or more confirmed cases of COVID-19. The…
OR Nurse Placed on Leave after Posting TikTok Video Mocking COVID-19 Protocols
An oncology nurse at Salem Health has been placed on administrative leave after posting a video on social media showing disregard for COVID-19 restrictions.
COVID Spread Causing ‘Surreal’ Staffing Problems in Minnesota Nursing Homes
With new COVID-19 cases in the thousands and the spread continuing widely, large numbers of Minnesota long-term care staff are out sick or quarantining because…
Nursing homes: RI Should Reimplement Policy of Testing Incoming Patients Twice for COVID
In late summer, the Rhode Island Department of Health moved away from re-testing patients that were being transferred from hospitals to nursing homes, instead recommending…
CT Will Open Fourth Recovery Facility as COVID Cases in Nursing Homes Keep Rising
With COVID-19 infections on the rise again in nursing homes, the state is opening a fourth recovery center to accommodate more COVID-positive residents.
EEOC Issues Revised Publications on the Employment of Veterans with Disabilities
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued three revised documents that address the employment of veterans with disabilities, pursuant to EEOC Chair Janet…
OSHA Reissues Announcement of Penalties for Violations Relating to COVID-19
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reissued its announcement of citations for noncompliance related to COVID-19. OSHA reportedly has issued…
Tallahassee Nursing Home Employee Arrested on Felony Neglect Charge
A caregiver at a Tallahassee senior care facility was arrested after a state investigation into a 91-year-old woman who was left unattended on a commode…
State Inspectors Recommend Fine in Dementia Freezer Death at Southwest Ohio Nursing Home
A nurse aide failed to investigate when a door alarm was triggered that allowed an 86-year-old woman with dementia to wander off a fourth floor…