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Ducey wants nursing home oversight board axed after failures

May. 04, 2021 03:39 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed routine legislation that would have allowed the board that oversees licenses and certifications for managers...

Nursing home workers can skip COVID-19 tests if vaccinated

May. 03, 2021 04:25 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fully vaccinated employees in Ohio's nursing homes and assisted living facilities will no longer have to undergo twice-weekly testing for...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, addresses a group of Indigenous leaders during a visit to a vaccination clinic at Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Lujan Grisham accompanied Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, to the pueblo on what was his first solo trip as the nation's second gentleman. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
New Mexico relaxing rules on nursing home visits in pandemic

Mar. 25, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

This photo provided by Chorus Media Group, Skippack Pharmacy owner and pharmacist Dr. Mayank Amin preps a vaccine during a small clinic for pregnant women on Feb. 11, 2021, in Skippack, Pa. In communities across the country, local pharmacy owners are among the people administering COVID-19 vaccinations. Being a vaccine provider requires a big investment of time and paperwork, and for some, finding a location for a mass vaccination clinic. (Chorus Media Group via AP)
Local pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effort

By Joyce M. Rosenberg Mar. 08, 2021 08:05 AM EST

Medical examiner says office identified many COVID-19 deaths

By Susan Haigh And Pat Eaton-Robb Feb. 23, 2021 03:31 PM EST
Dr. James Gill, the state's chief medical examiner, told Connecticut legislators Tuesday that his investigators have “identified many deaths” that should have...

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte speaks with the press on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in the State Capitol in Helena, Mont. Gianforte said he would lift a statewide mask requirement later this week after he signed a bill that is intended to protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
Governor signs liability shield, intends to lift mask rule

By Iris Samuels Feb. 10, 2021 05:13 PM EST

Ohio to give nursing home workers 2nd chance at vaccine

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Feb. 09, 2021 05:19 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nursing home workers who declined the coronavirus vaccine during the first round of shots will be given another opportunity to take it,...

The ward once designated for COVID-19 patients remains empty Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at Arbor Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center in Opelika, Ala. Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care centers over the past few weeks, offering a glimmer of hope that studies and health officials link to various factors, including the start of vaccinations, the easing of a post-holiday virus surge and better prevention. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett)
Coronavirus cases drop at US homes for elderly and infirm

By Jay Reeves Feb. 05, 2021 01:03 PM EST

Anchorage senior home opens to visitors after long lockdown

Feb. 05, 2021 09:10 AM EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage home for older adults has reopened its doors to family members and others eager to see the residents after a lockdown of...

Lynda Hartman, 75, leaves after visiting her 77-year-old husband, Len Hartman, who suffers from dementia at a "hug tent" set up outside the Juniper Village assisted living center in Louisville, Colo., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The tent includes a construction-grade plastic barrier with built-in plastic sleeves to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. He has been living at the center for about a year, and the couple had not had any physical contact for at least eight months. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
'Hug tent' provides safe embraces at Colorado elderly home

By Thomas Peipert Feb. 05, 2021 12:09 AM EST

Long-term care homes demand more vaccine from Pennsylvania

By Michael Rubinkam Feb. 04, 2021 06:24 PM EST
The long-term care industry is calling on Pennsylvania to devote more of the state’s share of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing homes, personal care homes and...

Nathalie Avery, 90, reacts as she gets the COVID-19 vaccine, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at the Isles of Vero Beach assisted and independent senior living community in Vero Beach, Fla. As of Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, 3.1 million doses have been given in long-term care facilities, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's about 30% of the roughly 10 million vaccines that David Grabowski, a health policy professor at Harvard Medical School, estimates will be needed to fully protect residents and employees. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Anxiety grows as long-term care awaits COVID-19 vaccines

By Tom Murphy Jan. 31, 2021 09:18 AM EST

FILE - This April 26, 2017 file photo shows the Eli Lilly & Co. corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, its COVID-19 antibody drug can prevent illness among residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care locations. It’s the first major study to show that it may prevent disease. The drugmaker said participants who got the drug had up to a 57% lower risk of getting COVID-19. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Lilly: Drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homes

By Tom Murphy Jan. 21, 2021 08:51 AM EST

Additional 37 Minnesotans have died of the coronavirus

Jan. 16, 2021 05:19 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An additional 37 people have died due to coronavirus complications in Minnesota and there have been 1,529 new positive cases, state health...

Ingrid Radke, a critical care nurse in the ICU, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 at St. Peter's Health in Helena, Mont. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
State prioritizes over 70, underlying conditions for vaccine

By Amy Beth Hanson Jan. 09, 2021 11:35 AM EST

Iowa virus vaccinations offer hope to nursing home residents

By David Pitt Dec. 29, 2020 12:17 PM EST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Coronavirus vaccinations began this week in Iowa's nursing homes and officials said Tuesday that, although it will take weeks to...

CVS, Walgreens begin Wisconsin nursing home vaccinations

By Todd Richmond Dec. 28, 2020 04:07 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two pharmacy chains have launched a massive effort Monday to inject tens of thousands of Wisconsin nursing home residents and workers with...

Indiana expands COVID-19 vaccination efforts after holidays

Dec. 28, 2020 01:18 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials reported 2,494 new coronavirus infections and 43 additional deaths Monday as administration of a vaccine began for...

FILE - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks from the Governor's Reception room at the State Capitol, to discuss the latest steps in his response to COVID-19, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get needed pandemic relief to small businesses, the unemployed, renters and others affected by the widening coronavirus outbreak. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
Minnesota green-lights youth sports games starting Jan. 14

By Mohamed Ibrahim Dec. 28, 2020 12:56 PM EST

Rhode Island nursing home vaccination effort starts Monday

Dec. 28, 2020 09:08 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An effort to administer the coronavirus vaccine to about 7,500 residents and 10,000 workers at nursing homes across Rhode Island...