Tag: COVID-19

Should Nursing Homes Stayed Closed?

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering opening nursing-homes to their families since many state officials have begun to ease current Covid-19 restrictions.   Since March 13, visitors and communal activities have been banned under CMS restrictions. WSJ obtained a

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AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard

As the Coronavirus continues its viscous spread among nursing home staff and residents, valuable and accurate data pinpointing areas of concern is often rife with haphazard data collection providing skewed information. The most recent Kaiser Family Foundation data analysis indicates that federal policymakers are slow in meaningful response to the

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