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State Faces Large Backlog Over Nursing Home Certification Inspections

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Georgia’s backlog surpassed those of every other state, exceeding the 76 percent in Maryland and Oregon, and easily topping the national average of 51 percent.
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Georgia is last in the nation in conducting recertification inspections of its nursing homes, according to a recent media report.
By the end of March, nearly 80 percent of Georgia facilities had gone for at least 18 months without these comprehensive inspections, said the investigation report by CNHI, a newspaper company.
Georgia’s backlog surpassed those of every other state, exceeding the 76 percent in Maryland and Oregon, and easily topping the national average of 51 percent. The CNHI data follow similar findings on Georgia inspections by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last fall. ....

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An Unjust Virus: What COVID Has Done To Georgia Courts

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State Eases Penalty On Elbert Medical Practice, Sets Vaccine Policy

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An Elbert County physician s office that was penalized for giving COVID-19 vaccine to teachers has seen its controversial suspension shortened by state health officials.
An agreement last Thursday between the state and the Medical Center of Elberton came a day after the Department of Public Health set out the penalties for vaccine providers who give shots to people not on the priority list. The list currently includes health care workers, residents and staff of long-term care facilities, and Georgians 65 and older.
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The Medical Center of Elberton will be able to renew general vaccinations in mid-March, instead of late July as in the original order. ....

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Anxiety Mounts As Georgia Educators Wait For COVID Vaccine

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More than 20 states have made some or all teachers eligible for the vaccinations. But in Georgia, teachers and other school workers have not been elevated into that category by Gov. Brian Kemp.
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A teacher in southeast Georgia says she got COVID-19 at a school-sponsored event last month.
Several others who attended the event also were infected, the teacher says.
And the teacher, who requested anonymity because she’s still employed by the school system, said her husband got COVID from her. She has recovered, but he “is still in the hospital, on a ventilator,’’ she said Thursday. “He has been in the ICU for 30 days.’’ ....

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For The Homebound Elderly, Access To COVID-19 Vaccine A Challenge

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Many elderly people are unable to travel by car to a facility where they can be vaccinated. Others might be able to go if a ride were available, but they live alone and have no family members to help them.
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For Georgia seniors, the COVID vaccine rollout has been rocky at best.
Yet an increasing number of people 65 and older living in the community and in long-term care facilities now are receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.
But what about the elderly who are homebound? Right now, Georgia public health officials are wrestling with that issue. ....

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