COVID-19 Updates

Industry advocates: Test all facility residents for COVID-19; late PPE promises ‘disgraceful’

Industry advocates: Test all facility residents for COVID-19; late PPE promises ‘disgraceful’

All nursing home residents should be tested for COVID-19, says AHCA’s Mark Parkinson, while LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan has some choice words about the timing of FEMA’s new PPE delivery plan.

Making hospital transitions safer during the pandemic

Eldercare experts have published a comprehensive guideline on safe and effective hospital transfers for residents.

Self-quarantine with residents? Owner and former Marine says it could work in senior living

Tyson Belanger served three tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine. Now, as the owner of the assisted living home his parents built 44 years ago, he thinks he has the solution to winning the war on COVID-19. But it’s not cheap, and it requires sacrifice.

Patients respond to COVID-19 trial drug: Results may warrant federal authorization

Promising results for trial drug remdesivir are good news for patients with COVID-19, says Anthony Fauci, M.D., of the White House coronavirus task force.

Clinical Briefs for Thursday, April 30

Multi-cancer blood test detects disease before symptoms show … Rheumatoid arthritis patients unaware of high cardiovascular risks … Alzheimer’s gene culprit triggers early breakdowns in the blood-brain barrier … Hearing loss linked to postural instability