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The housing crisis strands many with disabilities in nursing homes. A lawsuit wants to change that.
A federal class-action lawsuit intends to highlight and rectify how people with disabilities are being housed in nursing homes without proper resources or plans to transition them to appropriate settings, radio station GBH News reported Jan. 26. -
California nursing home hit with $30.9M verdict for elder abuse
A California nursing home was ordered to pay $30.9 million in damages in the wake of a resident's death. -
New standardized hand-off procedure reduced late medication administration by 77%
Detroit-based Wayne State University researchers found a standardized hand-off procedure between hospitals to skilled nursing facilities that improved communication and decreased late medication administration. -
UT Health hires Tracy Vinciguerra for CEO role
Tracy Vinciguerra was named CEO for UT Health East Texas Long-Term Acute Care and UT Health East Texas Rehabilitation Center, both in Tyler. -
Senators ask CMS to drop nursing home staffing mandates
A letter signed by a bipartisan group of 13 senators is asking CMS to halt its plan for staffing mandates, citing fears it will harm already struggling nursing homes. -
Former Arkansas nursing home operator hit with $8.4M judgment in resident's death
Former Arkansas nursing home operator Joseph Schwartz was hit with an $8.4 million judgment over the death of a resident, Arkansas Business reported Jan. 23. -
Nursing homes have worst job loss of any healthcare sector: 3 notes
An analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data found nursing homes have experienced the worst job loss of any healthcare sector. -
5 nursing home openings, closings
Here are five nursing homes opening and closing recently: -
1,300 nursing homes had a 75% COVID-19 infection rate: 9 notes
An HHS report released in January found that more than 1,000 nursing homes had a 75 percent or higher rate of infection during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
CMS takes steps to improve nursing home safety, transparency
The Biden-Harris administration and CMS are enacting new rules aimed at reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications and increasing transparency about nursing home citations to families. -
Missouri nursing home workers strike over claims of unequal pay, bed bugs
Employees at St. Louis-based Hillside Manor Healthcare and Rehab Center started striking Jan. 16 over alleged unequal pay, union-busting tactics and a bed bug infestation, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Jan. 16. -
California nursing home chain forced into state oversight for understaffing, unreported sexual assaults
Atlanta-based Mariner Health Care, a nursing home chain with 19 skilled facilities in California, has been forced into state oversight after allegedly understaffing facilities, not reporting sexual assaults and improperly discharging patients, NBC affiliate KNTV reported Jan. 12. -
Nursing home owner Bob Dean sued again — now for misusing HUD funds
Nursing home owner Bob Dean, who recently settled a class-action lawsuit for $12.5 million, is being sued by the U.S. government for allegedly misallocating $4 million in Federal Housing Administration funds. -
West Health, Sharp Memorial Hospital to create model of excellence for elderly care
West Health and Sharp Memorial Hospital, both based in San Diego, are partnering to create a model of excellence for older adults across the entire healthcare continuum. -
96% of nursing homes struggle with staffing issues: 6 industry stats
The American Health Care Association recently published the results of its "State of the Nursing Home Industry" survey. -
Nursing homes clear hurdle in 'de-densification' lawsuit
A group of nursing homes are celebrating a Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruling that granted a temporary injunction of a "de-densification" law, halting its enforcement, the Boston Business Journal reported Jan. 5. -
Court upholds Philip Esformes' $44M fraud penalties
Philip Esformes, a former nursing home chain operator whose prison sentence was commuted in 2020, is still liable for $44 million in penalties, an appeals court ruled. -
5 recent nursing home lawsuits
Here are five recent nursing home lawsuits Becker's has covered since Oct. 10: -
Nursing home associations ask OSHA to change COVID-19 requirements
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living sent a joint letter Jan. 4 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requesting its workplace safety standards remain consistent with CDC and CMS COVID-19 standards. -
Nursing home group sues New York state over minimum staffing law
Leading Age New York, an 80-member nursing home and care facility group, is suing New York state over a minimum staffing law and seeking an injunction to prevent the law's enforcement, ABC 13 affiliate WHAM reported Jan. 3.
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