PPE Effectiveness While Fighting COVID-19 Lawsuits are already being filed, please make sure you are documenting everything you are doing, PPE in use while assisting someone, PPE on resident during care, Hand washing before and after care, etc. Tedious- YES, protective YES!!! A course that could save lives of frontline workers PPE is the key … [Read more]

McKnight’s Online Forum: COVID-19 Update Tuesday, April 23, 2020 For many operators, the COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge. The McKnight’s Online Forum is here to help. We invite you to join us April 23 for our first forum, a COVID-19 Update. Hear from some of the industry’s top minds as they discuss operational strategies … [Read more]

Documentation will prevent COVID-19 lawsuits. Lawsuits are already being filed, please make sure you are documenting everything you are doing, PPE in use while assisting someone, PPE on resident during care, Hand washing before and after care, etc. Tedious- YES, protective YES!!! A legal expert is urging providers to document everything related to their response … [Read more]

COVID-19 side effect: critical drugs in short supply Alicia Lasek Among the many troubles brought by the new coronavirus, key drugs have become hot commodities – and stocks are running low. Demand has skyrocketed for drugs ranging from asthma inhalers and antibiotics to sedatives needed for mechanical ventilation. Physicians, patient advocates and manufacturers are struggling … [Read more]