People in long-term care facilities have borne a cruel toll from the pandemic. They represent about 1% of the U.S. population, but accounted for roughly in 3 in 10 deaths. The ravages of COVID were compounded by enforced isolation. Nursing homes went on lockdown in March of la...
On average, nursing home residents who caught COVID-19 and survived had effects that lasted about nine months. In addition, 30% of those who had a confirmed case of COVID-19 died during the study follow-up period, more than twice the percentage that died in the comparison group. The res...
“We’ve had hundreds of patients, with a number of patients coming from nursing homes and in their 90s,” though there appeared to be few severe cases, one nurse at a Beijing hospital, who asked to remain anonymous, told AFP. The nurse, who had recently caught COVID hims...
In multiple countries spanning several continents, there are an increasing number of reports referencing the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) spread among nursing homes. These areas are now recognized as potent hotspots regarding the pandemic, which one considers with special regard. Herein,...
根据第一段“Beijing will provide COVID-19 vaccinations for certain groups in nursing homes, including the elderly and caregivers, on a voluntary basis to prevent a renewed outbreak at nursing homes during autumn and winter, the local government said.(北京市政府表示,北京市将在自愿的基础上,为养老...
Nurses and other long-term care workers in nursing homes who hold multiple jobs, may be one of the factors contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in these facilities, according to a new study published in Medical Care Research and Review. The nature of t
Despite these rules, somewhere between 30% and 40% of all Americans who have died of COVID-19 lived in nursing homes. Since March, we have learned that the virus is agnostic as to nursing home quality, and we now know that federal and state governments did not prioritize long-term care...
COVID-19 test result turnaround time for residents and staff in US nursing homes. JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(4):556-559. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7330 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 11. McGarry BE, Porter L, Grabowski DC. Nursing home workers now have the most ...
Nursing homes also say they will step up. In an email, the AHCA/NCAL said the importance of vaccines “has never been more prominent” and its members “are sharing information and education on the importance of vaccines with their staff, including that [vaccines] help protect the person vac...
“Without this, nursing homes face a disastrous workforce challenge.” Last year CMS used similar regulatory authority to prohibit most visitors from nursing homes in an effort to protect residents. ZEKE MILLER Zeke is AP’s chief White House correspondent twitter mailto ...