As shown below, the percentage of nursing homes with both coronavirus-related deaths and past infection control violations is as high as 87% in some states. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
Five years after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, registered nurse Nicole Baca still visits an infusion center every week to have a mixture of water and other nutrients injected into her bloodstream.
Illinois and Maryland skilled nursing facilities have been rebuffed in their attempts to turn back six-figure penalties for infection control missteps during the early days of the pandemic. Operators ...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) played a critical role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing essential ...
COVID-19-related Medicare spending and health care use declined after acute infection, with minimal excess costs by weeks 13 to 40 after diagnosis.
For the Isabella Geriatric Center at the northern end of Manhattan, the coronavirus has been a calamity, suspected of killing nearly 100 residents at the 705-bed nursing home. The death toll forced it ...