Virus Outbreaks at Two Connecticut Care Centers Are Related
Coronavirus outbreaks at two long-term care centers in the same Connecticut town have been linked to a resident of one of the facilities and staff…
A NY nursing home kept COVID out until last month. Now 22 residents are dead.
Federal regulators are deploying a strike team to a Steuben County nursing home connected to surging COVID-19 infections in the Southern Tier, state health officials…
MO Bill Allowing Cameras in Nursing Homes Took on New Meaning When Pandemic Hit
On August 28th, a new law was passed allowing families and guardians of residents in long-term care facilities to install cameras in their rooms. View…
Vermont Long-Term Care Guidance for Operations during COVID-19 Health Emergency
The information contained in this guidance supersedes and replaces previously issued guidance and recommendations in the July 14th Restart Guidance. On March 13, 2020, Governor…
US Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $913,133 in Coronavirus Violations
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 1, 2020, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 62…
Deaths of Two NC Nursing Home Residents Now Considered Homicides
The deaths of two elderly dementia patients who passed away following altercations at their respective nursing homes will be included in the city of Wilmington’s…
Nevada Revokes Halt on Rapid Antigen Testing in Nursing Homes
Under pressure from the federal government, Nevada health officials on Friday rescinded a statewide order directing nursing homes to halt the use of two government-issued…
Ohio COVID-19 Update: Nursing Homes Visitation Order
Governor DeWine announced that Ohio Department of Health Interim Director Lance Himes has signed the order that allows nursing facilities to permit indoor visitation beginning…
Why Nevada Halted the Use of Rapid Coronavirus Tests in Nursing Homes
The state health department has ordered Nevada nursing homes to suspend the use of certain rapid COVID-19 tests because of the likelihood of false positives.…
Botched Handling of Sexual Assault Allegation Jeopardized Residents in Calif. Nursing Home
What began as a routine early morning diaper change for a 73-year-old California nursing home resident by a nurse aide, turned into one of the…