Direct care workers participating in a new study believe their organizations prepared them to care for residents and clients during the pandemic. A new research brief from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston documents the impact of COVID-19 on direct care workers. COVID-19: Experiences of Direct Care Workers in...

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Nursing Home Resident and Staff COVID-19 Cases After the First Vaccination Clinic A new study from CHPE, as reported by AHCA/NCAL, shows that COVID-19 cases decreased at a faster rate among both residents and staff at nursing homes that had completed their first vaccine clinic, compared to nursing homes...

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Visitation at Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) Ref: QSO-21-14-ICF/IID & PRTF CMS is committed to continuing to take critical steps to ensure America’s healthcare facilities are prepared to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE)....

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