OSHA Nursing Home Inspections Drop 84% Even As Covid Infections Among Staff ‘Quadruple’

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections of nursing homes have dropped precipitously so far this year even as Covid hospitalizations tripled over the summer for health care facilities overall and infections among nursing home workers “quadrupled” – this is on top of surges in RSV and the flu. OSHA inspections registered an 84% drop, […]

OSHA to Conduct Inspections in Nursing Homes, Hospitals That Treat Covid Patients

Skilled nursing facilities and hospitals that treat or handle COVID-19 patients will be under extra scrutiny after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration this week announced a short-term increase in “highly focused” inspections. During these inspections OSHA will verify and assess hospital and SNF employers’ compliance actions taken, including their ability to address any future […]