Leaders Urge Warning as COVID Surges in Nursing Houses

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Mark Parkinson, CEO, American Well being Care Affiliation and Nationwide Heart for Assisted Residing (AHCA/NCAL), Washington, D.C.

Jessica Van Fleet-Inexperienced, MD, chief medical officer, Daiya Healthcare, Bellevue, WA.

Terry Robertson, CEO, Josephine Caring Neighborhood, Stanwood, WA

Adam Marles, president and CEO, LeadingAge Pennsylvania, Mechanicsburg.

Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO, LeadingAge, Washington, D.C.

Gregory Johnson, MD, chief medical officer, Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, SD.

Christopher Laxton, govt director, Society for Submit-Acute and Lengthy-Time period Care Medication, Columbia, MD.

COVID Monitoring Challenge: “The Lengthy-Time period Care COVID Tracker.”

U.S. Division of Well being and Human Companies: “Trump Administration Broadcasts Initiative for Extra and Quicker COVID-19 Testing in Nursing Houses.”

Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies: “COVID-19 Nursing House Knowledge,” “FAQs on Nursing House Visitation,” “Interim Last Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Extra Coverage and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Well being Emergency associated to Lengthy-Time period Care (LTC) Facility Testing Necessities and Revised COVID19 Targeted Survey Device.”

LeadingAge: “As COVID-19 Dying Toll Approaches 100,000 in Lengthy-Time period Care Settings, Growing old Companies Suppliers Want Speedy Congressional Aid,” “LeadingAge Releases Survey Outcomes: Growing old Companies and Testing.”


Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: “Traits of U.S. Nursing Houses with COVID‐19 Circumstances.”

The Related Press: “Nursing dwelling COVID-19 circumstances rise four-fold in surge states.”

Trendy Healthcare: “Nursing dwelling COVID-19 circumstances rise fourfold in surge states.”


The Washington Submit: Covid-19 surges again into nursing properties in coronavirus sizzling spots.”

American Well being Care Affiliation and Nationwide Heart for Assisted Residing: “Report: COVID Circumstances in U.S. Nursing Houses.”

HeraldNet: “Huge COVID outbreak at Josephine Caring Neighborhood in Stanwood.”

Becker’s Hospital Evaluation: “Nevada reverses block on speedy COVID-19 assessments in nursing properties.”

Expert Nursing Information: “HHS Will Ship 750K Abbott Level-of-Care Exams to Nursing Houses Subsequent Week.”

CDC, Nationwide Heart for Well being Statistics: “Nursing House Care.”

BusinessWire: “Jessica Van Fleet-Inexperienced Joins Daiya Healthcare as Chief Medical Officer.”

Daiya Healthcare.

Josephine Caring Neighborhood.

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