A medical director has to be more “engaged” than ever in its nursing home’s everyday operations at a time when facilities continue to see an influx of higher acuity patients, Dr. Justin Di Rezze, CEO of Theoria Medical, said.
Communicating safety precautions is key to restoring census at skilled nursing facilities — and rebuilding trust among residents and families — according to a presentation hosted Tuesday by the Advisory Board.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now requiring long-term care facilities to report the weekly COVID-19 vaccination status of residents and staff, with the goal of monitoring vaccine uptake and identifying facilities in need of resources or assistance to respond to the pandemic.
The federal government on Tuesday clarified that fully vaccinated staff members at nursing homes do not have to submit to routine COVID-19 testing, though both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents and workers must still receive tests if they show signs of infection or in the event of an outbreak.
Covid-19 infections from variant strains are quickly spreading across the U.S., but there’s one big problem: Lab officials say they can’t tell patients or their doctors whether someone has been infected by a variant.
The recent rollout of two newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic’s darkest hour.
We now have a path that can lead us to happier times — even as we watch and suffer from the horrible onslaught of new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths that mark the end of this regrettable year.
