COVID-19 Impact Adds to Wisconsin Nursing Homes Risks for More Closings
Forty Wisconsin nursing homes have closed since 2016, and that number is continuing to grow. Closings, according to experts, are due to these three factors:…
Certified Nursing Assistant Accused of Assaulting 98-Year-Old Florida Nursing Home Resident
Florida Department of Health (DOH) recently reported that after another employee reported witnessing a certified nursing assistant (CNA) assault a 98-year-old female resident by hitting…
Families of Residents Who Succumbed to COVID-19 Sue Oregon Nursing Home
After an initial lawsuit was filed by a family of a resident who died from COVID-19 in an Oregon nursing home, five more families filed…
FDA Reissues Emergency Use Authorizations Regarding Decontaminating Respirators
Based upon the increased knowledge of the performance and design of respirators, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has reissued the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) specifying…
Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Facilities Open with Continuing and Expanded Restrictions
Long-term care facilities are entering into Pennsylvania’s “green phase” on a county-by-county basis that involves the removal of most restrictions placed on business operations and…
Hurricane Season Adds to Existing COVID-19 Challenges for Long-Term Care Facilities
Hurricane season arrived June 1, adding the potential for additional problems that Florida and other coastline nursing homes face along with the Coronavirus pandemic, such…
Outdoor Visitations Now Allowed at Massachusetts Nursing Homes
Starting June 3, 2020 visitor restrictions are being eased to allow family and friends of residents in Massachusetts nursing homes, rest homes, and assisted living…
Nursing Homes with Infection Control Violations Face Increase in Penalties
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) announced June 1, 2020 that as of mid-May nearly…
Temporary Aides Used in Nursing Homes to Address Staffing Shortages
In March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) waived the minimum 75-hour training requirements for certified nurse aides to address “potential staffing shortages”…
Most NYC Nursing Homes Hit Hard by COVID-19 Found by DOH Totally Compliant with CMS Infection Control Guidelines
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) recently reported that surveys of more than half of New York City’s nursing homes (many with substantial…