-
OSHA, Colorado nursing home group form 1st-in-nation alliance
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. -
Missouri nursing homes caring for more mental health patients
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. -
Missouri senior care workers ask governor for more nursing home inspectors
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. -
C. auris on the rising in nursing home, acute care hospitals
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. -
New York drops 3 COVID-19 requirements for nursing home visitors
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. -
Top 5 nursing homes by state, per Newsweek
Newsweek and Statista, a global data research firm, have released their "2023 America's Best Nursing Homes" list. -
Maryland cuts ties with nursing home management firm after reports of abuse
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. -
The people providing $600 billion in unpaid care
A study from the AARP Public Policy Institute found family caregivers in the U.S. provide $600 billion worth of unpaid care each year. -
California long-term care facility resident killed in bed
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed in his bed at a long-term care facility March 11, The Mercury News reported. -
Connecticut orders nursing home evacuation after asbestos discovery
The state of Connecticut ordered some residents be evacuated from a nursing and rehabilitation center in Waterford, NBC Connecticut reported March 9. -
North Carolina advocates push for cameras in nursing home rooms
A North Carolina advocacy group is pushing lawmakers to allow cameras inside nursing home rooms, WBTV reported March 8. -
Wisconsin nursing home hit with 13 immediate jeopardy citations
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. -
Florida law changes endanger nursing home patients, AARP says
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. -
5 dead, 94 infected in Massachusetts nursing home COVID-19 outbreak
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. -
Georgia nursing home closes after 24-hour notice
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. -
Pennsylvania nursing home in immediate jeopardy
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. -
Nursing home owners to pay $7.2M for offering worthless services
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. -
Florida nursing home owner acquitted in patients' deaths
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. -
Nursing home residents more likely to receive aggressive end-of-life cancer care: Study
A recent study found nursing home residents were more likely to have more aggressive end-of-life cancer care. -
International nurses could ease long-term care's staffing shortages
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.
Page 7 of 50