There is little scientific research into how older people in retirement homes have coped with the Covid-19 pandemic. A study of 98 residents with an average age of 86 now shows that they have recovered from the pandemic and in some cases have even grown to meet the challenges – doctors speak of so-called “post-traumatic … Read more
Catalonia The campaign began this Tuesday simultaneous vaccination against flu and covid-19 and he has done it in the residences. In this first phase, which will last three weeks, elderly people living in nursing homes, patients with home care and other institutionalized people will be immunized. Left out, for the moment and waiting for more … Read more
The Irish government’s Fair Deal scheme is a valuable resource for those who require long-term care in a nursing home. However, the application process can be lengthy, often leaving families with a significant financial burden until their eligibility is confirmed. Many families have found themselves wondering if they are entitled to a refund of nursing … Read more
Just three years ago today, the March 14, 2020, Spain decreed a home confinement to the entire population. First for 15 days, but finally they became about two months. In the social imaginary, the covid-19 pandemic is behind us, but epidemiologists warn that this is not the case: in spain is still the notifiable disease … Read more
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Wednesday that will require nursing homes to notify residents, as well as their family members and guardians, when an infection is detected within the facility. It also requires facilities to have a plan in place to accommodate exposed or infected residents to stop the spread of infection. … Read more
Due to staff shortages in the healthcare sector, the costs of hiring temporary and self-employed workers increased significantly last year. Costs for external personnel represent an increasingly large part of total personnel costs, according to new data from Statistics Netherlands on Thursday. The four major health sectors (home care and nursing, hospital care, psychiatric care … Read more
From next Monday, Catalans over 60 will be able to request an appointment at the reference clinics to receive the fourth dose of the Covid vaccine in conjunction with the flu vaccine, which should return to pre-pandemic levels this year. The coronavirus vaccine that will be inoculated is adapted to the dominant variant of the … Read more
Following the surge in COVID-19 cases in New York, Governor Kathy Hochul announced new rules for nursing home visitation in the state on Friday. Beginning Wednesday, January 12, visitors must wear “surgical” type masks and must present a negative COVID-19 test taken within 24 hours of the visit upon entry. The governor also noted that … Read more
As of: May 19, 2021 8:53 a.m. According to the social authorities, there is no current corona case in the Hamburg nursing homes. That was last at the end of September last year. “Corona has temporarily survived in Hamburg’s nursing homes,” said authority spokesman Martin Helfrich of the dpa news agency. Around 16,000 senior citizens … Read more
The administration of both doses of the Pfizer vaccine reduced 98% of deaths in nursing homes in Catalonia and 97% of hospitalizations. This shows a study by the Regional Government of Catalonia, researchers from the University of Oxford and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The study, published in the authoritative scientific journal The Lancet, is … Read more