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COVID-19 Outbreak Leads to Handcuffs for Holyoke Soldiers' Home Leadership

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COVID-19 hit Holyoke Soldiers' Home in March of 2020 when most of us were learning the new term "social distancing" and had no awareness of asymptomatic positives. While the global medical community scrambled to play catch-up...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

West Virginia Updates Nursing Home Reopening Guidance

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Recently, the Office of Health Facility Licensure & Certification and Department of Health and Human Resources released new developments related to COVID-19 in nursing homes, including reopening/community spread guidance,...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New York and New Jersey Require COVID-19 Staff Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities

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To limit exposure and reduce the spread of COVID-19, New York and New Jersey are requiring long-term care facilities to implement testing for staff....more

Harris Beach PLLC

Checks, Please! Endorsed by Gillibrand, PROTECTS Act Would Allow Nursing Homes Access to Key Background Screening

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Recent reports of abuse in nursing homes are not only disturbing; they also shed light on the difficulties that long-term care (LTC) facilities face in screening potential health care workers. We believe background screenings...more

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Ohio: Sex Offender Screening Now Required for Long Term Care Facilities

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The required date for screening for sex offenders in Ohio nursing homes, licensed residential care facilities and county homes (“Homes”) has now arrived. As of September 15, 2014, these Homes are required to screen for sex...more

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