NH Nursing Home Ventilation Investigated after Virus Outbreaks
New Hampshire health and fire safety officials will spend the next two weeks investigating whether ventilation systems have contributed to coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes,…
Nearly all CNY nursing homes still ban visitors because of tough reopening rules
Nearly all Central New York nursing homes are still banning visitors three weeks after the state said they could reopen their doors on a limited…
Detroit Nursing Home Beating Victim Dies, Nephew Says
A 75-year-old nursing home resident who was the alleged victim of a videotaped beating in May that made national news died Monday morning, his nephew said.
California failed to test some of the most regular nursing home visitors: inspectors
Despite requiring routine testing of residents and employees, there’s one group California health officials have knowingly sent from nursing home to nursing home without first…
Washington doctor accused of working at a nursing home while infected with COVID-19, spreading virus
As the novel coronavirus ravaged nursing homes in the early weeks of the pandemic, a doctor continued to see elderly and frail patients at one…
IRS unveils “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for 2020; Americans urged to be vigilant to these threats during the pandemic and its aftermath
The Internal Revenue Service announced its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams with a special emphasis on aggressive and evolving schemes related to coronavirus…
Wisconsin State Health Agency Finds Behavioral Health Challenges Are Compounded by COVID-19
COVID-19 has impacted the health and safety of Wisconsinites in many ways, and the stress stemming from the pandemic and the uncertainty it has caused…
Presymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Amongst Residents and Staff at a Skilled Nursing Facility: Results of Real-Time PCR and Serologic Testing
High rates of asymptomatic infection suggest benefits to routine testing in congregate care settings. SARS-CoV-2 screening was undertaken in a single nursing facility without a…
US DOL Cites Ohio Nursing Facilities for Failing to Fully Implement Respiratory Programs to Protect Employees from Coronavirus
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited healthcare company OHNH EMP LLC for violating respiratory protection standards following an…
OSHA investigations in a time of COVID-19
Jo Ann Halberstadter, Esq. As the COVID-19 healthcare pandemic continues with no end in sight, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been looking…