Nursing News

• Staffing shortages at Illinois long-term care facilities, data investigation reveals
  
  Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services analyzed by the I-Team reveals for the 703 facilities reporting data in Illinois, 150 report a shortage of nursing staff, or 21% statewide.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 22 Jan 2022.
• UK businesses rocked by biggest drop in monthly sales since April 2020
  
  The spread of the Omicron variant has left many UK companies nursing a drop in sales in December, but there are signs the economy is picking up again this month.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 21 Jan 2022.
• NJ requires shot for health care workers, ending test option
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey will require health care workers and employees in nursing homes and prisons to get be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19, dropping an option to either get the shot or be tested, Gov. ...
  Washington Times.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Former chief nursing officer Fiona McQueen joins drugs death taskforce
  
  Prof Fiona McQueen became well-known after regularly joining the first minister at Covid briefings.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Michigan Nursing Homes Undercounted COVID-19 Deaths By 42%, Auditor General Report Reveals
  
  Michigan Nursing Homes Undercounted COVID-19 Deaths By 42%, Auditor General Report Reveals
  Daily Caller.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Families struggle to get COVID tests to visit loved ones in nursing and senior homes
  
  In California, many people trying to visit their loved ones in nursing homes and other care facilities are struggling to get timely COVID test results.
  Los Angeles Times.  Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022.
• Connecticut asks nursing homes to accept COVID patients from hospitals as staffing shortage persists
  
  Connecticut is requesting that its nursing homes accept hospital patient transfers with COVID-19.
  Fox News.  Monday, 10 Jan 2022.
• Stem cell transplant saves life of Bourbonnais toddler with leukemia
  
  An 18-year-old Ohio nursing student found out she was a match for a sick boy during her first college finals.
  ABC News.  Monday, 10 Jan 2022.
• Connecticut wants its nursing homes to accept COVID-positive transfers as cases seem to slow
  
  The Connecticut Department of Public Health says such facilities should take in patients discharged from a hospital 'regardless of COVID-19 status,' according to a memo dated Jan. 6.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 9 Jan 2022.
• Connecticut Eliminates Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement For Nursing Home Patients
  
  Patients may be transferred to nursing homes even if they are still sick with COVID-19
  Daily Caller.  Friday, 7 Jan 2022.
• Families of Veterans Who Died of Covid Win $53 Million Legal Settlement
  
  The New Jersey nursing home settlement is believed to be the first of its kind nationwide.
  New York Times.  Friday, 7 Jan 2022.
• Ensign Group (ENSG) Buys Nursing Facility to Expand in Arizona
  
  Ensign Group (ENSG) acquires operations of Estrella Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arizona to grow its portfolio and boost U.S. presence.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 6 Jan 2022.
• Manhattan DA closes probe into nursing home deaths without charging Cuomo: attorney
  
  The Manhattan district attorney's office is closing its investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of nursing home COVID-19 deaths without bringing charges against Cuomo, according to the former governor's attorney.
  Fox News.  Monday, 3 Jan 2022.
• Once Again, Nursing Homes Are Under Scrutiny
  
  Some nursing homes are struggling to administer booster shots to their residents.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 29 Dec 2021.
• Preventing Elder Financial Abuse When Your Parent Is In Long-Term Care
  
  Advice for adult children so their parents in nursing homes and assisted living are safe from scammers.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 23 Dec 2021.

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