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Meredith Nierman / GBH 2:01pm Jan 05, 2021National NationalSome Health Care Workers Say They Are 'Forgotten' In COVID-19 Vaccination Plans
Clinicians in private practice, those who work for staffing agencies and others who are not directly employed by hospitals or long-term care facilities say they have been overlooked in the rollout. -
Karen Ducey / Getty Images 1:45pm Jan 05, 2021National National Health & SafetyCOVID-19 Vaccine May Not Get To Long-Term Care Facilities Quickly Enough
COVID-19 vaccines are reaching more long-term facilities, but many worry they won't come soon enough to stave off more deaths. -
10:25am Dec 21, 2020Health & Safety Health & SafetyN.C. A&T Study Aims To Lower COVID-19 Impact In Residential Care Facilities
Researchers at North Carolina A&T State University are hoping a new study will help reduce the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths at residential care facilities, including nu
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4:46pm Dec 03, 2020Health & Safety Health & SafetyHalf Of Forsyth County COVID-19 Deaths Connected To Nursing Homes
State officials announced this week that residents of long-term care facilities will be among the first in North Carolina to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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5:49pm Nov 16, 2020Health & Safety Health & Safety
Iowa Doctor Says Money And Staffing Needed To Handle Coronavirus In Nursing Homes
Dr. Glenn Hurst says hospitalizations are growing in part because of a nursing home "bottleneck." Many people rehabilitate at nursing homes after leaving the hospital. -
SDI Productions / Getty Images 6:30pm Oct 26, 2020Science Science Health & SafetyThey Work In Several Nursing Homes To Eke Out A Living, And That May Spread The Virus
Most nursing homes are connected by shared staff to seven others. Instead of limiting workers to one facility to curb COVID-19 spread, advocates urge better pay and more PPE for nursing home staff. -
Jackyenjoyphotography / Getty Images 7:20am Oct 22, 2020National National Health & SafetyFor-Profit Nursing Homes' Pleas For Government Money Brings Scrutiny
For-profit nursing homes say the coronavirus has left them almost broke and needing financial help from the government. But critics say their business model is the problem. -
Wilfredo Lee / AP 3:39pm Aug 04, 2020National NationalAs COVID Numbers Improve, Florida Considers Nursing Home Visits
As Florida's coronavirus cases begin to flatten, state officials are considering a plan to allow people to visit family members in nursing homes. -
Joelle Sedlmeyer / Getty Images 9:00am Aug 04, 2020National National Health & SafetyNursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients
Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original residents are forced out of places they've called home. -
Shannon Reiswig / Getty Images/EyeEm 5:00am Jul 28, 2020National NationalStudy: Nursing Home Residents Not Protected From Antipsychotic Drugs Under Trump
Enforcement of rules protecting nursing home residents from antipsychotic drugs has declined during the Trump administration, according to a new report. -
Screengrab by NPR / Robert Speker on Twitter 5:18pm Jul 13, 2020World News World News Health & SafetyAt U.K. Care Home, Residents Brilliantly Recreate Iconic Album Covers On Twitter
Robert Speker wanted to keep spirits up while visitors and outside entertainment were banned due to COVID-19. His ingenious idea: cast the residents as rock stars.
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