Epidemiology of and risk factors for coronavirus infection in healthcare workers: a living rapid review.
Viral outbreaks such as the COVID-19 pandemic place healthcare workers at risk for both adverse physical health and psychological outcomes.
Residents’ Advocates Allege Pre-existing Problems within Ohio Nursing Homes before COVID-19 Contributed to Devastating Impact
The susceptibility of nursing home residents to highly infectious COVID-19, difficulty in identifying asymptomatic carriers, lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), and a slow response…
Las Vegas Couple Indicted in $13 Million Fraud upon North Carolina Medicaid Program and Scheme to Launder Proceeds into Private Jet
Latisha Harron, also known as Latisha Reese Holt, 44, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Timothy Mark Harron, 50, of Las Vegas, Nevada, worked together to…
Family Learns of NY Nursing Home Resident’s Death of Coronavirus from Funeral Home
The family of a 73-year-old woman who lived at a New York nursing home says they learned about her death from a funeral home on…
The Daughter of Oregon Nursing Home Resident Says She Learned of Her Father’s Death from Facebook
A second lawsuit filed against Healthcare at Foster Creek levels what are at this point familiar allegations against the nursing home associated with 29 deaths…
After Coronavirus, Italian Nursing Homes Face Fight to Survive
Italy’s nursing homes, ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic which claimed the lives of thousands of residents, face financial pressures that threaten to put many out…
COVID-19 Crisis Puts Nursing Homes in the Spotlight
Doctors, researchers, and advocates working in the field of long-term care medicine recently expressed their concerns about the devastation of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities—more…
Pennsylvania: $93K Sought from Nursing Homes Amid Inspections
State health officials say civil penalties totaling more than $93,000 have been assessed against nursing care facilities in Pennsylvania amid hundreds of complaint investigations during…
Nurse Fired from Chicago Senior Home for Pointing out COVID-19 Safety Issues: Lawsuit
A nurse claims she was fired from a Norwood Park senior home in retaliation for whistleblowing about COVID-19 safety issues, according to a lawsuit.
How Nursing Homes Can Bolster Infection Control — for COVID-19 and Beyond
Amid the national emergency caused by COVID-19, infection control in skilled nursing facilities has come under intense scrutiny, with past violations examined under the media…