RSV Hospitalization Rate for Seniors 10X Higher Than Usual for This Point in the Season
The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children’s hospitals in many parts of the country — especially with respiratory…
Texas Nursing Homes Are Missing Something: Nurses
Texas does not have enough nurses for its senior care facilities, and the shortage is fueled by a number of factors.
Deer Runs through Nursing Home Window in New York State
A deer reportedly ran through the parking lot of the Wells Nursing Home in Johnstown before crashing through a window and running around inside.
Trial Pushed Back until March for Woman Who Worked at Iowa Assisted Living Facility
The jury trial for the woman charged with second-degree murder after someone died at a Bondurant assisted living facility has been pushed back.
Over 96% of NYC’s Nursing Homes & Adult Care Facilities Had Zero Visits from Oversight Agency
Over 96% of New York City’s nursing homes and other adult care facilities failed to receive a single visit from New York’s federally-required adult care…
Nursing Home Bus Driver Charged with Neglect after Rider Suffers Broken Vertebra
A man working as a bus driver for an Indiana nursing home is now facing a felony charge after a rider suffered a broken vertebra…
Florida Man Involved in Nursing Home Death Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial
Seventy-two-year-old Cliff Mody, the man who was charged in the death of a fellow resident at Gold Choice Assisted Living & Memory Care back in…
Antiepileptic Med Use Increasing in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
Antiepileptic prescribing among nursing home residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) is increasing, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the…
Hearing Held on Emergency Suspension of NH Nursing Home Administrator
The administrator of a Concord nursing home is waiting to learn if he’ll get his license back after it was suspended following three of his…
Can Light Ease Agitation in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia?
Researchers from Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing and the College of Engineering have received a 20-month, $411,982 grant from the National…