HCBS Skilled Nursing News reported that the nation’s top Medicare and Medicaid official called on states to boost their home- and community-based services (HCBS) for the elderly. The impact of COVID-19 on nursing homes has exposed a key flaw in the overall system. “The COVID-19 crisis has shone a harsh light on the human costs
Criminal Charges Nursing home corporations sought and received immunity for neglect and abuse during the pandemic. However, criminal charges can be filed. This seems inconsistent. Last month, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced the first COVID-19 criminal charges against nursing home officials. A grand jury indicted former Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Superintendent Bennett Walsh and Medical Director Dr.
DHEC Dashboard DHEC created a dashboard that shows the visitation status of nursing homes and assisted living facilities along with which places have active and non-active outbreak status. Conway Manor is on the active outbreak list. DHEC’s definition of an active outbreak is when one or more cases by a resident and/or staff exists within
Last week, Pfizer reported 90 percent effectiveness for their vaccine. This week, Moderna reported preliminary data on another successful vaccine that offers hope. Both use a synthetic version of coronavirus genetic material. This genetic material are messenger RNA or mRNA. They program a person’s cells to produce copies of the virus which alarms the immune
Test Results JAMA Internal Medicine published a research letter showing that nursing homes fail to provide quick effective tests for COVID. The vast majority of test result turnaround times at nursing homes take substantially longer than the 24 hours recommended. This includes residents and staff. The 24 hour period is needed for effective infection control. The
Yesterday more than 154,000 new covid cases were reported. A record 66,000 people hospitalized. More than 10.5 million Americans have been infected with the coronavirus. At least 250,000 have died. Can we expect a safe Holidays? DHEC reports 1,243 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 8 new deaths in the Palmetto State. This makes the