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CMS is now posting COVID-19 vaccine booster shots administered to nursing home residents and staff on its CareCompare website, the agency said Feb. 9. 

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order again extending a statewide emergency declaration and postponing a new law requiring nursing homes to increase spending on resident care and staffing efforts while capping profits.

A nurse and former LPN at a New Jersey nursing home have been indicted in the 2017 death of a patient, the acting Attorney General of New Jersey said Feb. 4. 

Nursing homes need to provide more data on staffing in order for consumers to make informed decisions when choosing facilities, Forbes senior contributor Howard Gleckman wrote Feb. 3.

A Bakersfield, Calif., nursing home dubbed a "house of horrors" by residents is set to close after losing its license with Medicare and Medicaid, NBC affiliate KGET reported Feb. 3.

More than 201,000 residents and staff of long-term care facilities have died of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, an analysis published Feb. 3 by the Kaiser Family Foundation found.

Nursing homes nationwide are experiencing slow COVID-19 test turnaround times and shortages of antigen tests as cases surge, Kaiser Health News reported Feb. 2. 

Two studies from University of Minnesota researchers found resident-reported quality of life, including those with dementia, are typically reliable and should be included in nursing home report cards to allow consumers to make more-informed decisions about care. 

A federal court in Virginia ordered a Norfolk-based medical staffing agency that worked with nursing homes and other healthcare facilities to pay more than $7.2 million in back pay and liquidated damages after it was found to have intentionally violated…

Between 78 and 98 beds will be added to nursing homes in three of Nebraska's largest cities as part of a state program to relieve pressure on facilities amid the COVID-19 surge, the state's Department of Health and Human Services…