Disinfectant Overuse May Have Caused Nurse Illnesses at Vermont Hospital
The rehab floors at UVM Medical Center’s Fanny Allen campus in Colchester will reopen this fall after investigators were unable to pinpoint a specific reason…
Nursing Homes Juggle Hurricane Evacuations Amid Virus Fears
Dozens of nursing homes evacuated their residents as Hurricane Laura bore down Wednesday, but many others with a choice just stayed put, concluding the risk…
Ventilation Study Finds No Pattern in New Hampshire Nursing Home Outbreaks
A review of nursing homes that experienced coronavirus outbreaks found no correlation between their ventilation systems and how the virus spread through the facilities, the…
DOJ Requesting Data from Governors of States that Issued COVID-19 Orders that May Have Resulted in Deaths of Elderly Nursing Home Residents
Today the Justice Department requested COVID-19 data from the governors of states that issued orders which may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents.
Woman recants claims that Minnesota nursing home’s COVID testing was meant to kill
A southern Minnesota woman has apologized and recanted her widely read accusations that a nursing home where her aunt lives was testing residents for COVID-19 in an effort to try to kill them.
CDC Changes Testing Guidance to Exclude People without Covid-19 Symptoms, Worrying Experts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly modified its coronavirus testing guidelines this week to exclude people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19…
All Ohio Assisted Living Facilities to Get Baseline Saliva Tests
Gov. Mike DeWine announced August 20 a statewide testing initiative for Ohio’s more than 765 assisted living facilities, which will mean baseline saliva testing of all staff and residents at no cost to the facilities.
San Antonio Nursing Home Takes in Evacuees from Galveston Fleeing Hurricane Laura
San Pedro Manor, a San Antonio nursing home, helped out those that may be impacted by Hurricane Laura by receiving 57 evacuees from a sister…
Trump Administration Strengthens COVID-19 Surveillance with New Reporting and Testing Requirements for Nursing Homes, Other Providers
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced sweeping regulatory changes that require nursing homes to test staff and offer testing to residents…
Following Danbury COVID surge, CT ramps up testing in nursing homes there
Gov. Ned Lamont’s office has ordered accelerated testing in Danbury nursing homes and assisted living centers after the city saw a dramatic surge in COVID-19…