Tag: nursing home
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10th Circuit partially reinstates fired nursing home worker’s lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccination
The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday that a former nursing home employee can pursue her claim of religious discrimination against her employer for failing to grant a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. Diann R. Bolonchuk alleged she was an 18-year employee of Cherry Creek Nursing Center/Nexion Health when it…
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COVID-19 an ‘occupational disease’ triggering workers’ comp benefits, appeals court rules
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled for the first time on Thursday that COVID-19 is an “occupational disease” that entitled the widow of a deceased nursing home employee to workers’ compensation benefits. Vincent Gaines was a floor technician at the University Park Care Center in Pueblo County, operated by Life Care Centers of America. Although there was no evidence…
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Colorado had America’s highest nursing home coronavirus death rate at end of 2020
Gov. Jared Polis a year ago pledged an aggressive approach to tamp down surging coronavirus cases in the state’s nursing homes, calling on the Colorado National Guard to help with testing for the virus at the most troubled facilities. He also ordered all nursing homes to develop COVID-19 screening protocols for visitors and put in…
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One of El Paso County’s darkest days marks 30th anniversary
On the morning of March 3, 1991, a United Airlines jet approaching the Colorado Springs Airport after a brief flight from Denver crashed in Widefield Community Park, killing all 20 passengers and five crew members aboard. Later that night, in the attic of a Colorado Springs nursing home, an electrical spark turned into a rolling…
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Woman’s pilgrimage to Colorado Springs nursing home shows impact of coronavirus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sue Ok Dailey isn’t a nurse or a doctor, but every day for the past week, she’s been suiting up in a face mask, face shield, hair net and blue gown before she enters the doors of a Colorado Springs nursing home, where the coronavirus…
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Woman’s pilgrimage to Colorado Springs nursing home shows impact of coronavirus
Sue Ok Dailey isn’t a nurse or a doctor, but every day for the past week, she’s been suiting up in a face mask, face shield, hair net and blue gown before she enters the doors of a Colorado Springs nursing home, where the coronavirus has taken more than 20 lives. She has no medical…
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LIFE | One Colorado family’s passion for helping seniors find ‘forever homes’
Donna, Rob, and Taylor Walker took their passion for helping others to a new level in 2020. After 15 years working in long-term care, Donna and Rob decided to create their own host home in Calhan, Colo., where their residents—or as Donna calls them, family— have found their ‘forever home.’ (Video by Skyler Ballard)