Paige Legal Nurse Consulting had an opportunity to volunteer and give back to the community last week. CEO and owner, Christie Paige volunteered services to give Moderna vaccines thru Cape Cod Community Health Center. In all, 500+ residents were vaccinated on this date. It was a group effort with the town paramedics drawing up vaccines, …
How can you improve your immune system?
So on top of everything else that’s going on currently, most importantly being COVID-19, we are coming into flu and cold season. what’s the best way to keep yourself protected in this environment?
Zinc is a nutrient that people need to stay healthy and is found in cells throughout the body. Zinc is important in that it helps the immune system fight off invading bacteria and viruses. The body also needs zinc to make proteins and DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Zinc also helps wounds heal …
Zinc: the new wonder drug for immune boosting or all hype? Read More »
It’s really pretty simple to be smarter than the COVID-19 virus.
Older adults who live in nursing homes or long-term care (LTC) facilities are at the greatest direct risk of contracting the new coronavirus and having severe symptoms. To combat this threat, LTCs have enforced extreme social distancing measures, such as banning or limiting visitors and eliminating group recreational activities and congregate dining. With the onset …
Long Term Care Tele health visits – The new normal? Read More »
The Internet has transformed modern life, even more so with the appearance of COVID-19 and reducing staff exposure to ill persons. Tele health is the use of digital information and communication technologies such as computers and mobile devices to access health care services remotely. With the onset of COVID-19, doctors have harnessed this technology to …
Modern Healthcare reported today that some nursing homes have demanded that low-income residents turn over their $1,200 economic stimulus checks, a cash grab lawmakers want to halt. It has been reported that some facilities are trying to take the stimulus payments intended for their residents on Medicaid. Then they’re requiring those people to sign over …
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Researchers find patients with COVID-19 in Bay Area, Grand Princess cruise ship had multiple strains of coronavirus The San Francisco Chronicle (6/8, Said, 2.67M) reports patients with COVID-19 in the Bay Area as well as on the Grand Princess cruise ship “had strains of the coronavirus that originated in locations from China to Europe, underscoring the global …
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