>"Citing worker shortages, nursing home operators said the standard could not be met without additional funding for higher wages."

CNN: New York health department under Cuomo administration undercounted nursing home deaths by about 4,100, audit shows. >"The New York health _...Read More_

>"The nurses sold fake vaccination cards and entered false information into New York’s immunization database."

“Offering someone a life-changing career opportunity for themselves, something that can make a huge difference to their kids, is not an ethical crime,” he said. “It is an action with complex consequences.”

>"LONDON (AP) — U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to _...Read More_

"The current spike in coronavirus cases appears to be less deadly than earlier waves, but some safety-net hospitals are still being severely strained."

Whatever the variant may mean for the young, it’s already clear that it can be deadly for the old.

With staff quitting over conditions and a recruitment black hole, a pay rise for nurses is the least Sajid Javid should do.

>"Health officials cited pandemic staffing shortages and longer hospital stays for their decision, which takes effect Monday. Covid cases are still _...Read More_

>"Workers at health facilities that receive federal funding, including major hospitals and nursing homes, will need to be fully vaccinated by Jan."

A youth counselor closed his eyes and steeled himself for the shot. In Queens, a nurse calmed herself by humming gospel music. In Manhattan, a graduate student _...Read More_

>"Health officials were preparing on Friday to start giving booster shots to older and at-risk Americans, trying to make sense of new and broad _...Read More_

"As a psychiatrist I have to say it’s pretty rare to develop schizophrenia at that age. It’s likely related to dementia, agitation and billing."

Biden will require vaccinations for nursing home staff - or their respective facility will lose federal funding. Perfect.

“A gap in vaccination rates between residents and staff means that long-term-care facilities remain particularly vulnerable to coronavirus outbreaks.”