Joan Phillips, a certified nursing assistant in a Florida nursing home, loved her job but dreaded the danger of going to work in the pandemic. When vaccines became available in December, she jumped at the chance to get one.
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Covid Cases Plummet Among Nursing Home Staffers
Posted on 16 March 2021.
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Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Centers Must Reopen For Mental Health Sake
Posted on 05 March 2021.
For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation.
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Nursing Homes: Vaccine Pitch To Residents Challenging
Posted on 18 December 2020.
Imagine this: Your elderly mother, who has dementia, is in a nursing home and COVID-19 vaccines are due to arrive in a week or two.
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Nursing Homes See Dangerously Long Waits for COVID Test Results
Posted on 16 November 2020.
Nursing homes are still taking days to get back COVID-19 test results as many shun the Trump administration’s central strategy to limit the spread of the virus among old and sick Americans.
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Despite COVID Concerns, Teams Venture Into Nursing Homes To Get Out the Vote
Posted on 30 October 2020.
Each time Beverly Tucker visited a nursing home or long-term care facility this fall, she brought along a rolling tote bag packed with supplies from the Durham County Board of Elections.
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Pandemic Erects Barriers for Prized Voting Bloc in Nursing Homes, Facilities
Posted on 11 October 2020.
Many seniors who need help to get or fill out their ballots may be stymied by shifting rules about family visits.
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