Nursing Home COVID-19 Litigation: Regulation vs. Reality.

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted the elderly population. This is especially true of elderly in congregate living communities such as nursing homes or long-term care facilities. Nursing homes have long-standing requirements for infection control programs and emergency preparedness pl...

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Publicado en:Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 18 - 24
Autor principal: Swinehart, Amy
Formato: pictorial review Journal Article
Publicado: American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants Summer2021
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          COVID-19 Prevention and Control
          Nursing Homes Legislation and Jurisprudence
          Infection Control
          Disaster Planning
          Legal Procedure
          Government Regulations
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          COVID-19 Mortality
          Immunity (Legal)
          Quality of Health Care
          United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
          Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
          Cross Infection
          Disease Transmission, Horizontal
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      ab: The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted the elderly population. This is especially true of elderly in congregate living communities such as nursing homes or long-term care facilities. Nursing homes have long-standing requirements for infection control programs and emergency preparedness plans. Despite these regulations, the United States has seen staggering death tolls among elderly people in nursing homes. This article will provide a broad overview of pre-pandemic regulations, a glimpse into nursing home care's reality during the pandemic, and implications for legal nurse consultants.
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