Coronavirus vaccinations at the nation’s nursing homes have increased. A sign of progress? I hope so. CDC reports that updated figures show that 25% of vaccine doses were given to residents and caregivers. Overall, only 4.5 million doses were sent through Trump’s Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program. Last week, less than 15% of the distributed
Unavoidable? I am sick and tired of hearing from the nursing home industry that the covid spread and deaths were unavoidable. This is simply not true. It is an excuse that the industry is using to avoid accountability. How do I know? Because many nursing homes were able to avoid all covid cases. The Buffalo
Profile in Courage Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is the third-highest ranking Republican leader in the House. She is the daughter of former Vice-President Dick Cheney. Cheney published a courageous statement. Cheney announced that she’ll vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The impeachment is necessary because of his involvement in inciting a deadly insurrection at the Capitol
Transfers to emergency rooms have negative long-term impacts on the health and well-being of nursing home residents. Almost 25% of all nursing home residents experience an emergency transfer to the hospital every year. That is a significant number. The risk of injury increases with each hospitalization. However, these transfers are preventable with adequate assessments and
Expanding Access South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced that any South Carolina resident aged 70 or older can receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Pre-existing conditions no longer provides priority. Access is expanding. Hopefully, this will increase utilization rates. South Carolina has a 56 percent utilization rate. State officials want to expand access
Jonathan Swan of Axios wrote about a phone call between Trump and House Minority Leader Republican Kevin McCarthy. Trump tried to blame his political opponents for the insurrection on January 6. Trump said it was “Antifa people” who stormed the Capitol. But McCarthy was having none of it: “It’s not Antifa, it’s MAGA. I know.