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nursing homes
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Study shows racial differences in COVID-19 nursing home deaths
Racial disparities are glaringly obvious when examining COVID-19 caseloads, hospitalizations and deaths. A new study in JAMA Open looks at…
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Does care suffer as private equity firms buy struggling nursing homes?
Private equity firms are in the business of making money. On the surface, there is nothing wrong with that. However,…
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As nursing home death and infection rates rise, how is isolation affecting seniors?
As the U.S. enters what experts predict may be the most severe months yet of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number…
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New partnership seeks to boost nursing home safety
A new partnership will provide free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country to improve evidence-based infection prevention…
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Nursing home commission recommends changes to combat COVID-19
A special commission looking into the large number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 in nursing homes says numerous changes…
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Reporter looks at misuse of rapid COVID-19 tests in nursing homes
It can be difficult in normal times to get reliable, timely information from many long-term care facilities without filing FOIAs…
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One in five nursing homes still lack sufficient PPE
Despite promises from the Trump administration, a recent study confirmed that many nursing homes still lack the necessary resources to…
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Staffing in nursing homes matters when combating COVID-19
Why are some nursing homes doing so much better at containing the coronavirus among residents and staff than others? Testing,…
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Report examines senior living facilities in the wake of COVID-19
The devastating toll of the coronavirus pandemic in nursing homes has had a domino effect on the entire senior living…
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As death rates rise, nursing and LTC facilities face critical testing, PPE challenges
Six months after the first nursing home residents died of the novel coronavirus, many nursing homes and long-term care facilities…
