The Colorado Health Care Association, a nursing home group, became the first long-term care advocacy group to have an ambassador-level alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

St. Louis nursing homes are caring for fewer older adults and more adults with mental and behavioral health conditions, adding to the industry strain, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported March 28.

Members of the Service Employee International Union Healthcare are asking Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to use $556 million to increase the number of surveyors and inspections completed by the state Department of Health and Senior Services, NBC affiliate KOMU reported March 22.

The rapid spread of Candida auris in acute-care hospitals and nursing homes is highlighting poorly funded and understaffed infection prevention efforts, The Washington Post reported March 21.

The New York Department of Health is relaxing nursing home rules, nixing three guidelines, including the requirement for visitors to test negative for COVID-19 before entering a facility, The Daily News reported March 19.

Newsweek and Statista, a global data research firm, have released their "2023 America's Best Nursing Homes" list.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is ending a two-decade-old contract with the management company of a veterans nursing home after ongoing reports of abuse, Maryland Matters reported March 16.

A study from the AARP Public Policy Institute found family caregivers in the U.S. provide $600 billion worth of unpaid care each year.

A 23-year-old man was shot and killed in his bed at a long-term care facility March 11, The Mercury News reported.

The state of Connecticut ordered some residents be evacuated from a nursing and rehabilitation center in Waterford, NBC Connecticut reported March 9.

A North Carolina advocacy group is pushing lawmakers to allow cameras inside nursing home rooms, WBTV reported March 8.

Madison, Wis.-based Bay at Belmont Health and Rehabilitation Center has 13 immediate jeopardy citations and the most regulatory violations of all state nursing homes since 2019, The Chippewa Herald reported March 7.

An AARP Florida report showed legislative changes in the state's nursing home requirements reduced quality of care for residents. Meanwhile, lawmakers are considering more changes, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported March 6.

A COVID-19 outbreak at Yarmouth, Mass.-based Windsor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has infected 75 residents and 19 staff, and five residents have died, boston.com reported March 5.

A Georgia nursing home was forced to close with only 24 hours' notice due to staff shortages and financial struggles, Local 3 News reported March 3.

The Pennsylvania health department placed a nursing home in immediate jeopardy after it did not give its residents their medications for two days, PennLive reported March 1. 

The U.S. and New York state settled with eight nursing home owners for $7,168,000 to resolve allegations they submitted claims to Medicaid for worthless services provided to residents.

A judge acquitted Jorge Carballo, a Florida nursing home administrator who faced manslaughter charges for the death of nine residents, during the third week of his trial, radio station WLRN reported Feb. 25.

A recent study found nursing home residents were more likely to have more aggressive end-of-life cancer care.

Immigrants could increase staff ratios and reduce staff shortages in nursing homes, according to a paper published in February by the National Bureau of Economic Research.