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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Nursing Homes See Dangerously Long Waits for COVID Test Results
Posted on 16 November 2020.
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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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Nursing Homes: Trump Is Sending Fast, Cheap COVID Tests To Nursing Homes, With A Hitch
Posted on 25 August 2020.
The Trump administration’s latest effort to use COVID-19 rapid tests, touted by one senior official as a “turning point” in arresting the coronavirus’s spread within nursing homes, is running into roadblocks likely to limit how widely they’ll be used.
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Nursing Home Visits Resume As Residents Die ‘Of Broken Hearts’
Posted on 14 July 2020.
States across the country are beginning to roll back heart-wrenching policies instituted when the coronavirus pandemic began and allow in-person visits at nursing homes and assisted living centers, offering relief to frustrated families.
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Federal Help Falters As Nursing Homes Run Short Of Protective Equipment
Posted on 12 June 2020.
Around the country, nursing homes trying to protect their residents from the coronavirus eagerly await boxes of masks, eyewear and gowns promised by the federal government.
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