The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance and an accompanying one-pager to help employers understand which standards are…
An order issued by Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Dr. Monica Bharel gives the Department of Public Health authority to temporarily freeze admissions at certain nursing…
More than 80 Georgia hospitals will receive lower reimbursements from Medicare because of their high rates of patient readmissions.
Dr. Kenneth C. Ramdat, a physician employed at the Louis A. Johnson VA Hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is facing federal criminal charges. Ramdat, 65,…
In Alabama and across the nation, nursing homes have faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic danger.
Of the 20 Iowa nursing homes with the biggest, active COVID-19 outbreaks, 14 were cleared by state inspectors of any infection-control violations earlier this year.
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued respiratory protection guidance focused on protecting workers in nursing homes, assisted living…
Summary of Changes to the Guidance Below are changes to the guidance as of November 3, 2020: Provided different options for screening individuals (healthcare personnel,…
Over 10,000 coronavirus cases have been traced to residential care facilities in South Carolina, a case load that parallels the growth of cases in nursing…
A New Jersey nursing home has been barred from accepting new residents after more than three-quarters of them got infected with the coronavirus.