Residents Nursing home residents and staff were among the first people eligible for coronavirus vaccine shots. However, experts, advocates and family members of residents complain the process is too slow. 40% of all COVID deaths are from nursing home employees and residents. There’s no timeline for when CVS and Walgreens will complete all of the vaccinations at long-term care facilities. “Those individuals continue
What is the difference between a medical doctor (M.D.) and a doctor of osteopathic (D.O.) medicine? Both types of physicians can prescribe medicine and treat patients in similar ways. But two major principles guiding osteopathic medical curriculum distinguish it from the medical school route. The 200-plus hours of training on the musculoskeletal system and the
McKnight’s reported on one of their Flash Surveys. Long-time operational challenges are the top worries for nursing homes heading into 2021, a new McKnight’s Long-Term Care News survey shows. Respondents asked to pick their top four concerns heading into 2021. Results reflect all respondents’ answers. All the concerns and challenges revolve around money. Of course. “Having
CMS announced new regulations this week about how, when, and why investigators conduct an infection control survey. CMS revised the criteria that requires states to conduct the specific surveys, the agency in a memo to state survey agencies. Since June, CMS required states to conduct onsite infection control-focused surveys within three to five days with three
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
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