Patient’s time at North Charleston care facility raises oversight questions
A Lowcountry family’s experience inside a North Charleston skilled nursing facility is sparking renewed concerns about the facility’s troubling history of complaints and investigations and is raising ...
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A look back at the impact of COVID-19, 5 years later
It's been five years since COVID-19 officially became a global health emergency. A month later, the pandemic changed most aspects of everyday life. Years later, health experts ...
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‘Vaccine fatigue’ could be a common LTC theme in 2025
Many nursing home residents are refusing COVID shots this winter, though flu vaccine penetration has remained strong historically.
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Telehealth fears remain as Congress balks on extensions
COVID-era telehealth flexibilities viewed as key to treating patients and assisting overworked staff — are approved only through March 31 ...
After Hurricane Beryl, Texas lawmakers push for generators at senior living facilities
After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and ...
Protection from COVID reinfections plummeted from 80% to 5% with omicron
With the rise of omicron came the fall of long-lasting protection from reinfection with the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, ...