Florida Governor and Trump fanboy Ron DeSantis allowed the nursing home industry lobbyists write a new law lowering staffing and quality of care for vulnerable residents in nursing homes. Incredible. Florida Health Care Association drafted the language. Toby Philpot is the chief lobbyist for the Florida Health Care Association. Under Senate Bill 804, DeSantis will
Visitation and Vaccination Visitation rules limiting visits in most facilities eased as the CDC reported that COVID is in decline. CMS recommends long-term care facilities test visitors for COVID-19 before allowing them entry into their buildings. Nursing homes must allow visitation for residents “at all times” under CMS standards. CMS earlier reemphasized that providers can only
Covid is now a Republican illness because of misinformation and disinformation. Sad and preventable. At least, 175,000 unvaccinated Americans died unnecessarily in the last six months. Data as of Feb. 13. | Source: New York Times database; Edison Research The anti-science rhetoric of the alt-right media machine has polarized the country. People are acting irrationally
Marc Racicot was a conservative Republican two-term governor of Montana. He served as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Dear Chairwoman McDaniel, It is a sad day, indeed. Having held the same position that you presently occupy two decades ago, I would never have imagined that the day would come when the chair of the
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control publishes data, guidelines, and safety standards. UPDATED – Long-Term Care Facilities Visitation Guidelines – (PDF) Get the most current Recent Disease Activity by County report, which is updated on Thursdays. Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 Vaccine Providers Entry of Healthcare Workers and Other Providers of Services at Long-Term Care Facilities Memo – (PDF) Long-Term
DHEC issued a public announcement regarding vaccine effectiveness.