Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) In some nursing homes, 100% of the residents are positive for the coronavirus. That’s by
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Trump Administration Announces New Resources to Protect Nursing Home Residents Against COVID-19
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) As part of the unprecedented efforts taken by the Trump Administration, President Trump today announced several new
Read MoreFlorida to open 120-bed center for COVID-19 patients
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Florida officials are finalizing plans for a “super-skilled nursing facility” that will accept COVID-19
Read MoreStates Allow In-Person Nursing Home Visits As Families Charge Residents Die ‘Of Broken Hearts’
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) States across the country are beginning to roll back heart-wrenching policies instituted when
Read MoreSenators Call For Investigation Of States’ Nursing Home Policies During Pandemic
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) Two members of the Senate are calling for an investigation of five states that ordered
Read MoreThe demand for long-term care insurance is still there
Although insurers may be scared of chronic care benefits, but a recent data from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company suggest
Read MoreNursing Homes Are Reopening In West Virginia, But Not Everyone Can Visit Yet
(By Rachel Martin and Christianna Silva for NPR) Mark Shaver hadn’t seen his 96-year-old mother Betty in months when he
Read MoreTexas Calls In A Strike Force To Try To Slow Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes
(By John Burnett for NPR) Some of the worst coronavirus outbreaks have occurred at long-term care facilities that now account
Read MoreMore than 95,000 nursing home residents have gotten COVID-19, CMS says
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. nursing homes reported more than 95,000 COVID-19 cases among residents as of May
Read MoreNearly 26,000 Nursing Home Residents Have Died From COVID-19, Federal Data Show
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) Newly released data from the U.S. government show that nearly 26,000 nursing home residents have died
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