The recommendations are the first revision to the federal government’s nursing home guidance since September. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration published revised guidelines on Wednesday for nursing home visits during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing guests to go inside to see residents regardless of whether they or the residents have been …
Read More »States in the US are Pulling Back Vaccine Doses from Federal Program for Nursing Homes
It did not take long for Keith Reed, a deputy health commissioner in Oklahoma, to spot a big logistical problem with the state’s vaccination rollout. Week after week, Oklahoma was allocating thousands of precious doses to a federal program for nursing home patients that was not using them all. In …
Read More »Here’s Why Millennials Are Rushing to Refinance Their Homes
The latest data from the Ellie Mae Millennial Tracker revealed that mortgage refinances accounted for 45% of all millennial loans for November. That’s a 14% increase year over year for November and a 3% bump from October alone. Ellie Mae divides millennials into two subgroups — older millennials (30-40 years …
Read More »Federal Official Threatens Nevada for Halting Rapid Tests in Nursing Homes
The leader of the nation’s coronavirus testing efforts condemned Nevada’s health department on Friday for ordering nursing homes to discontinue two brands of government-issued rapid coronavirus tests that the state had found to be inaccurate. “Bottom line, the recommendations in the Nevada letter are unjustified and not scientifically valid,” Adm. …
Read More »‘Airbnb For The Needy’: This S’pore Initiative Opens Up Homes At Zero Rent For Up To A Year
Kampungs, or villages, have long ceased to be the primary type of accommodation in Singapore. A ‘kampung’ is a Malay term for a traditional village — a clustered community with a population of a few hundreds. Today, this is similar to a Housing Development Board (HDB) estate, where most Singaporeans …
Read More »ComfortDelGro Expands Beyond Food Delivery To Deliver Essential Medicine To Patients’ Homes
It’s not an understatement to say that ComfortDelGro Taxi is rolling with the times. Beyond ferrying passengers, ComfortDelGro has branched out to offer food and grocery delivery services in Singapore to keep up with the ever-changing demands. The firm announced today (June 2) that it has partnered with ALPS Pte …
Read More »‘It’s Hit Our Front Door’: Homes for the Disabled See a Surge of Covid-19
The call came on March 24. Bob McGuire, the executive director of CP Nassau, a nonprofit group that cares for the developmentally disabled, received a report from a four-story, colonnaded building in Bayville, N.Y., that houses several dozen residents with severe disabilities ranging from cerebral palsy to autism. For many …
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