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…
Audit of Nursing Home Infection Prevention and Control Program Deficiencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indicated that individuals at high risk for severe illness from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are people aged…
HHS Announces Nearly $4.9 Billion Distribution to Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing it has begun distributing billions in additional relief funds to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)…
Detroit Police Make Arrest after Nursing Home Assault Video Surfaces
Detroit police announced they had made an arrest just hours after video of an elderly man being beaten in a Metro Detroit nursing home had…
Los Angeles-Area Nursing School Agrees to Comply with Federal Law by Allowing Deaf Students to Attend Its Training Programs
Angeles Institute, a for-profit nursing school based in Artesia, has agreed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by allowing individuals who are…
Missing Connecticut Nursing Home Resident Died of Hypothermia
A Wallingford nursing home resident who was found dead outside the facility in January after wandering away died of hypothermia, according to the state Office…
Bruce Springsteen Guitarist Sues NJ Nursing Home after Mother-in-law Contracts Coronavirus
A member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band is holding an upscale New Jersey nursing home accountable after his mother-in-law tested positive for coronavirus.
HHS OCR BULLETIN: Ensuring the Rights of Persons with Limited English Proficiency in Healthcare during COVID-19
In light of the nationwide public health emergency and national emergency declared as a result of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Office for Civil Rights…
Coalition of US Attorneys Announce $15.3 Million Settlement with Omnicare, Inc. for Improper Dispensing of Controlled Substances
Omnicare, Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health and a provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities, has agreed to pay the United States a…
New York to Test Nursing Home Staff Twice a Week for COVID-19 ― Cuomo
All nursing homes in New York state will be required to test staff twice a week for the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on…