As the U.S. recorded its five highest days of coronavirus cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said this is the perfect time to develop a strategy to better detect asymptomatic cases. The nationwide seven-day average of new daily cases now stands at about 86,363, more than double what it was on September 4 per …
Foothill Retirement Social isolation and boredom have been nagging problems for nearly everyone during the pandemic, especially for residents in long term care facilities. We are grateful to our newest HealthCap Hero, Jocelyn Pacheco, for doing her best to solve this problem by keeping her residents engaged and in high spirits. Jocelyn has been actively engaging her residents with activities …
Seniors in post-acute care centers account for more than a quarter of all COVID-19 deaths nationwide. Facilities have also been overwhelmed by costs and they are asking for aid from the federal government. Mark Parkinson, president, and CEO of the American Health Care Association, which mostly represents for-profit facilities, says in an NPR Daily Newsletter that they hadn’t faced a …
On November 2, 2020, the CDC posted recent changes to the collection and submission of post-mortem specimens from deceased persons with known or suspected COVID-19. Medical examiners, coroners, and pathologists should immediately notify their local or state health department in the event of the identification of a deceased person with known or suspected COVID-19. Per the CDC, the following recommendations …
Health care personnel (HCP) caring for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) might be at high risk for contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Understanding the prevalence of factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among frontline HCP who care for COVID-19 patients is important for protecting both HCP and their patients. In the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report posted …
Heroism often comes with personal sacrifice, and we are endlessly thankful for those that have stepped up during this pandemic and willingly made that decision for the good of their facility. While many frontline workers have had to face this challenge head-on as a part of their normal job duties, today’s HealthCap Hero made the choice to step out of …
The Advance Alert Monitor is a sophisticated system that analyzes electronic data about hospital patients, identifies those at risk of deteriorating, and issues an alert to a centralized team of specially trained nurses resulted in a lower mortality rate, Kaiser Permanente Researchers found. The evaluation of the Advance Alert Monitor, or AAM, used in 21 Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals …
StoneBridge Adams Street Some facilities are realizing that they don’t have just one or two exceptional employees on staff, but a whole team of heroes putting their residents first every day when they come to work. The Director of Nursing at StoneBridge Adams Street is in awe of their team, who are selflessly serving their residents in spite of the …
On Monday, December 14th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a webinar to provide education about the new COVID-19 vaccine. Safety monitoring is a top priority of the CDC, and the webinar largely focused on their post-authorization/post-licensure safety monitoring of the vaccine. They provided a great explanation of why this safety monitoring matters, and advocated the use of …
Premier Estates of Toledo If this pandemic has shown us anything, it has proven that the long term care community is full of selfless individuals willing to step up and provide a light in the midst of uncertainty. Our next HealthCap Hero, Tanesha C., was recognized by management at Premier Estates of Toledo for rising to the challenge and demonstrating …
