Elderly Health Care
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One Rural Town Without a Pharmacy Is Crowdsourcing to Get Meds
The building that once housed the last drugstore in this town of fewer than 600 is now a barbecue restaurant, where pit boss Larry Holtman dishes out smoked brisket and pulled pork across the same counter where pharmacists dispensed vital medications more than 30 years ago.
Nursing Homes Must Tout Safety Measures in a Post-COVID World
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.
CMS Requires Nursing Homes to Report Staff and Resident COVID-19 Vaccination Status
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.
CMS: Vaccinated Nursing Home Staff No Longer Need Routine Testing
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 Spawns ‘Completely New Category’ of Organ Transplants
In a year when covid-19 shattered the pleas of so many who prayed for miracles, a Georgia man with two new lungs is among the fortunate.
House Hearing Scrutinizes ‘Horror’ of Private Equity Investment in Nursing Homes
For the second time in as many weeks, federal lawmakers scrutinized private equity investment in nursing homes as the probes into the COVID-19 disaster in long-term care continue to intensify.
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Biloxi, MS 39532
Telephone: 228-280-8231
Email: info@uplifthc.com
Hours: M-F: 8am - 5pm
Sat & Sun: On-call