[ AD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS STORY ]Kalakaua Gardens, an independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing care facility in Waikiki, announced today that two employees tested positive for COVID-19. They were apparently infected outside Kalakaua Gardens, according to a news release. The two employees are quarantined at home for the next 14 days,…
By Staff |  Posted: Sat 5:07 PM, May 30, 2020  |  Updated: Sat 11:41 PM, May 30, 2020 TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) A new cluster of COVID-19 cases has been reported at a Temple nursing home, including the county's fourth COVID-19 related death, according to Bell County Public Health District Director, Amanda Robison-Chadwell. On Friday, May 29,…
CLOSENew answers about which nursing homes have been most severely impacted by COVID-19 came Friday when Michigan officials released cumulative case data on facilities that house the state’s most vulnerable population.But the accuracy of some of the numbers has been called into question by previous Free Press reporting. After the state's release, some said they don't trust the counts. The data released Friday shows nursing homes statewide…
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s plan to protect its nursing homes was robust and aggressive. In mid-March, before the coronavirus had widely taken hold across the state, emergency response officials drafted a three-page blueprint for quick strike teams of medical professionals that would respond to facilities as soon as a few positive cases were confirmed. The teams…
Chelmsford nursing home worker dies of COVID-19 Hide Transcript Show Transcript -- TRUE ABOUT CATHERINE DROUIN, WHO WAS TRULY SELFLESS COMMITTING TO HELP OTHERS WHILE GIVING HER OWN LIFE IN THE PROCES PALM CENTER, A NURSING HOME IN CHELMSFORD, LIKE SO MANY PLACES WHERE THE ELDERLY AND MOST VULNERABLE LIVE, HAS SEEN ITS UNFAIR SHARE…
DIETITIANS LIKE ME have been recommending a fiber-rich diet for years. The average American consumes between 10 to 15 grams of fiber in their diet daily. (The recommendation is between 20 to 38 grams, depending on age and gender). A big part of the problem is that only one in 10 of us eat enough
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KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new “Make America Healthy Again” strategy for children’s health on CBS News’ “CBS Morning News” on Sept. 10. Click here to watch Pradhan on “CBS Morning News.” KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Kennedy’s pseudoscientific approach