Category: Advocacy

Protect Yourself

Why won’t Republicans protect themselves from the coronavirus?  Vaccine skepticism is dangerous. Voting Republican is the single biggest factor in determining vaccination rates. Less than 60 percent of Republicans are protected. Democratic voters have more than 91 percent. The vaccination gap caused a disparity in death rates based on political party. Independents’ vax rate is

Vaccine Mandate Ruling

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the lower court did not have the authority to block the mandate nationwide. Therefore, long-term care providers in 26 states will have to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The deadline for healthcare workers remains January 4, 2022. to be fully vaccinated would remain or be adjusted.

Nurse Practioneers and Physician Assistants

A nurse practitioner (NP) and physician assistant (PA) are great occupations. Both provide career alternatives to advanced healthcare roles, but not as physicians. An NP attends a nursing school. A PA attends a medical school or center of medicine. Nurses follow a patient-centered model, in which they focus on disease prevention and health education. NPs

Residents v. Staff Choice

Protect the Residents New evidence shows that nursing home staff vaccination rates are the biggest safety factor on the resident population. In fact, nursing homes with the lowest staff vaccination rates had more than two times the resident COVID-19 cases compared with homes with the highest staff vaccination rates. The same facility had three times

Refusal to Accept Patients

Thousands of people hospitalized across the country are stuck. Not in airports. In hospitals. These people do not need hospital care and treatment. Nursing homes refuse to accept them without getting more federal funds. The shortages in the long term care facilities restrict the hospitals’ ability to transfer those patients out of a hospital. The

Unanimous for Safety

Abuse Prevention WTRF reported that Ohio unanimously passed a law that will increase safety, deter abuse, and prevent waste. The Ohio bill will allow cameras in nursing homes so abuse and neglect can be stopped. The bipartisan bill allow nursing home residents or their families to install cameras in their rooms to capture abuse and

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$1.05 Million Largest Nursing Home Jury Award in Spartanburg History

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