Finding ways to help residents in long-term care facilities vote safely during the COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult, but almost impossible in the states of…
The news has been full of headlines about the deaths occurring among the frail and sick residents in nursing homes across the country. However, the…
A group of researchers from UCLA and Yale University conducted a study to look at the spread of COVID-19 by certified nursing assistants (CNAs) who…
New legislation enacted by the New Jersey legislature changed the number of residents on the day, evening, and overnight shifts whose care one nursing assistant…
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a collective lawsuit on behalf of a corporation’s female employees for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation.…
Federal data indicates that nearly one-fourth of Pennsylvania’s nursing homes reported that in September 2020, they did not have enough personal protective equipment (PPE). This…
Failure to follow “necessary and vital precautions” that would have prevented the spread of COVID-19 is the basis for a recent lawsuit filed against a…
After two previous attempts to inspect a New York nursing home, the state Department of Health (DOH) announced it was planning to try again three…
A report by the Georgia Department of Community Health recently revealed that a resident who assaulted another resident, allegedly causing that resident’s death, was admitted…
A 25-year-old woman working as a med-tech in multiple long-term care facilities over a five- to six-year period was recently arrested for allegedly stealing money,…