Long-term care provider advocates are intensifying pressure — on distributors and their own staff members — to conduct more expansive COVID-19 vaccinations in the week ahead. The post Providers ramping up pressure for more vaccinations next week appe

Biden aims to have 100 million vaccines administered in his first 100 days. Meetings with manufacturers have bolstered confidence that supply will steadily increase, an advisory board member said. The post Biden to speed up vaccinations; second dose

The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association is hopeful COVID-19 vaccinations of all U.S. nursing home residents will be complete by the March 1 target date it set for states last month. The post Parkinson: Maintain SNF vaccinations to

The leader of a New Hampshire nursing home said it regrets not having its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan reviewed by state health officials before providing doses to some of the facility’s volunteer board members. The post NH provider regrets not

Roughly two-thirds of long-term care organizations report that they have not increased move-in restrictions. Operators presumably are now more confident in infection prevention and creative, safe visitation protocols, observers say. The post Even ami