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Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio Aug 2, 2021 | 4:09 PM Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear continues to urge people to get the COVID-19 vaccine as cases continue to climb in the state. In a press briefing Monday, the governor says they’ve seen multiple signs in the data of exponential growth in the virus, particularly in the spike in the positivity rate, which is now at 9.77 percent—it was below two percent in June. Governor Beshear says the difference between now and when the pandemic first began is at that time no one was sure how to stop the spread, resulting in drastic mea...

VDH allowing healthcare facilities in Virginia to expand visitation for residents, families Published Friday, Mar. 12, 2021, 9:38 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Government/Politics » VDH allowing healthcare facilities in Virginia to expand visitation for residents, families (© Fabian – stock.adobe.com) Healthcare facilities in Virginia can expand visitation practices for residents and their families. The CDC on Wednesday...

ALBANY — State senators voted on Monday to pass 11 pieces of legislation as part of a package to reform oversight and care at nursing homes in wake of recent controversy over state COVID-19 policies and publishing public health data from congregate facilities. Legislators moved bills to become law that would require all nursing homes to spend at least 70% of a facility’s revenue on direct patient care; for each facility to disclose a list of violations and actions taken at the facility to potential residents and family; to prominently display its most recent federal rating on-site a...

PUBLISHED 7:58 PM ET Feb. 22, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:58 PM EST Feb. 22, 2021 SHARE The New York State Senate passed ten nursing home reform bills on Monday, but that is as far as some of these bills might go. Speaker Carl Heastie said that the Assembly is likely to pass their own set of reform bills, which means both houses will need to come to an agreement before any bill can be signed into law. However, the focus over recent days has shifted further away from reform and more on limiting the governor’s emergency powers after his top aide, S...