Massachusetts proposes vaccine mandate for home care and hospice workers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 03, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations could soon be required for all home care and hospice workers in Massachusetts.
Rhode Island vaccine mandate sends some home care workers to the exits
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 02, 2021
Rhode Island’s shortage of home care workers is about to get even worse.
Half of Americans polled favor workplace vaccine mandates as states ratchet up requirements
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 30, 2021
More than half of American workers favor COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace, according to a new Associated Press-NORC poll.
State vaccine mandates expected to send some home healthcare workers for the doors
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 20, 2021
As angry healthcare workers descended on Maine’s state house all week protesting a looming state COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Care & Comfort President and CEO Mike Stair worried about the toll the rule...
Peer-to-Peer: Westchester Family Care founder discusses why he is not ready to institute a COVID-19 vaccine...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 22, 2021
Four years after Glenn Lane launched Mamaroneck, NY-based Westchester Family Care, the inconceivable happened: a global pandemic struck.
Misinformation driving vaccine hesitancy, survey of healthcare providers finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 06, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy continues to be the biggest barrier to COVID-19 vaccine uptake, according to a poll conducted during a webinar for healthcare providers Wednesday by healthcare consulting firm Avalere.
AMA president calls for public COVID-19 vaccination mandate
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 07, 2021
The president of the American Medical Association is calling for mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for the public.
Providers cry foul after New York mandates COVID-19 shots for home care, home health staff
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 27, 2021
New York joined a growing list of states Thursday mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for licensed home healthcare and home care agencies. And the decision has left operators in the Empire State less than...
HHS mandates vaccinations for some employees
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 16, 2021
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has become the second branch of the U.S. government to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
SCAN Health writes the prescription for reducing vaccine disparities
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 10, 2021
A combination of in-home vaccinations, a vaccine hotline and cultural outreach has helped California Medicare Advantage plan SCAN Health reduce vaccine disparities among Black and Hispanic seniors.