A group of skilled nursing providers is asking the president to step in and quickly lift lengthy isolation periods for ...
Some nursing home residents, especially those without family nearby, have gone without a visit since March. While the rise in coronavirus cases across the state poses a physical threat, that isolation ...
With the pandemic state of emergency coming to a close, and with flu season now flu-and-COVID-19 season, experts are shifting their focus to what we can learn from the experience and apply to future ...
North Carolina lawmakers struggled to answer questions about the isolation nursing home residents face during the coronavirus pandemic in North Carolina Wednesday.Rep. Perrin Jones, a medical doctor ...
Q: Social isolation is being added to the MDS this Oct. 1. How should we care plan this new item? A: Social isolation is a self-reported social determinant of health item coming to the Minimum Data ...
NEW ORLEANS — Coronavirus clusters at Louisiana nursing homes took another troubling jump Tuesday, increasing from 28 to 40 facilities. One of the first in the metro area was the Chateau de Notre Dame ...