“Federal Government Will Send Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing Units, Kits to All Nursing Homes in U.S. [Updated],” by Maggie Flynn, Skilled Nursing News

 

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“The federal government on Tuesday announced that it would send point-of-care testing supplies for COVID-19 to all skilled nursing facilities in the country, starting next week, according to Admiral Brett Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

Where would you rather reside? In a mostly Medicaid nursing home that had to wait for the government to finally deliver testing supplies after several deadly months? Or in a mostly private nursing home that had the resources to obtain its own personal protective equipment and testing supplies? Maybe it’s also time to reconsider that insurance that can help you stay out of a nursing home.