Lessons Generations Healthcare Learned Through the Pandemic By Thomas Jurbala (picture : Edwin Cabigao, PhD, RN, is the director of clinical services at Generations Healthcare ) “In the midst of . . . crisis, nothing is as clear or as certain as it appears in...
Should I Worry about COVID-19 Variants? Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has been a marathon, not a sprint. Just as it seemed the finish line was near, with vaccines being approved for emergency use, health officials found new variants of the disease. Along with these...
Should I Still Take Precautions Against COVID-19 When Cases Decline? After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is starting to see some relief with lower case levels. The delta and omicron variants of the virus brought dangerous spikes in cases,...
Horizon Ridge: Looking Back on COVID To this day, very few of the employees in Horizon Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center’s COVID unit have ever tested positive for the virus. Considering the fears of many healthcare workers at the height of the...
Is a Second COVID-19 Booster Right for You? Vaccines have had a positive effect on the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, reducing deaths and hospitalizations. As the virus has evolved and new variants have emerged, health officials have recommended booster doses...
Don’t Forget to Get Your Flu Shot This Year There is a serious respiratory virus making the rounds that can cause serious illness or death—and we’re not talking about COVID-19. Although COVID-19 has had a tight grip on the world for two years, it isn’t the only health...