In California Nursing Homes, Omicron Is Bad, but So Is the Isolation
The omicron surge has created staffing shortages as nurses and aides call in sick, and the strict testing requirements have ...
Tag: COVID-19
Why Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests
What group is especially vulnerable to the ravages of covid-19 even if fully vaccinated and boosted? Seniors. And who will ...
Families Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits
As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun requiring visitors to present proof that they’re ...
After ‘Truly Appalling’ Death Toll in Nursing Homes, California Rethinks Their Funding
Covid-19’s unrelenting spread exposed deep, systemic problems with the quality of care — or lack thereof — at nursing homes ...
For Older Adults, Smelling the Roses May Be More Difficult
The reports from covid-19 patients are disconcerting. Only a few hours before, they were enjoying a cup of pungent coffee ...
‘Covid Hit Us Over the Head With a Two-by-Four’: Addressing Ageism With Urgency
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced a global campaign to combat ageism — discrimination against older adults that is pervasive ...
Nursing Home Residents Overlooked in Scramble for Covid Antibody Treatments
Across the country, medical directors of skilled nursing and long-term care sites say they’ve been scrambling to obtain doses of ...
California Vaccine Mandate Extends to Aides for People With Disabilities
Workers in adult and senior care facilities and in-home aides have been added to the list of California health workers ...
Minister for Seniors at Famed Church Confronts Ageism and the Shame It Brings
"A large part of my job is presence and witness — being with people one-on-one in their homes, at the ...
After Pandemic Ravaged Nursing Homes, New State Laws Protect Residents
Several states have enacted laws to guarantee minimum levels of care and amenities in nursing homes, beyond federal standards.