Nursing homes that allowed visitors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic did not see higher infection rates, even during one of its most dangerous phases, academic researchers conclude in a ...

Cancer patients who receive COVID boosters are far less likely to be hospitalized, but vaccination rates remain alarmingly low, researchers report.

Despite offering significant protection against severe COVID-19, patients with cancer, a high-risk group, showed low uptake of booster vaccinations.

Workers with Temporary Protected Status are receiving deportation letters, which could affect already understaffed nursing ...

A public health agency official has told the UK Covid-19 inquiry that visiting in care homes during the pandemic was about "managing risk". Heather Reid, the interim director of Nursing, Midwifery and ...

Nursing homes are required to employ an infection preventionist, at least part-time, a registered nurse at least eight-consecutive hours a day, seven days a week, the report said. Dicken said some ...

Despite widespread adoption of surveillance testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among staff members in skilled nursing facilities, evidence is limited regarding its relationship with ou ...

The Biden administration's decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency in May will have ripple effects across the health care system.

While these proposed nursing homes regulations may or may not result in an improved resident quality of life and safety, the administration provides little justification for them besides the COVID … ...

Many direct-care workers are unsure about the COVID-19 vaccines, leaving the people who depend on their labor that much more vulnerable.

Early in the COVID pandemic it became clear that residents of aged care homes were at high risk of serious illness and death. During 2020, Australia had a relatively low rate of COVID deaths at 3. ...

In California, many people trying to visit their loved ones in nursing homes and other care facilities are struggling to get timely COVID test results.