Norovirus Outbreaks Reported through NoroSTAT — 12 States, August 2012–July 2022
Norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States. In April 2020, the incidence of norovirus outbreaks in the United States declined…
Text Messages May Help Speed Up Decision-Making in Nursing Homes, Improve Quality of Care
A research team at the University of Missouri is examining how a common form of communication — texting — can be used by nursing home…
Kansas Nursing Homes Are Closing Because They Can’t Find Enough Workers
Kansas finds itself in a budding nursing home crisis as a lack of workers and money troubles forced dozens of nursing homes and assisted living…
Charges Dropped against 3 Nurses Accused in Florida Nursing Home Deaths after Hurricane Irma
Prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges Thursday against three nurses who were present when 12 nursing home patients suffered fatal overheating five years ago after Hurricane Irma…
At Least 4 Deaths Linked to Disease Outbreak at Manhattan Nursing Home
New York state health officials said that four deaths at a Manhattan nursing home were confirmed to be linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease,…
Wisconsin Man Gets Probation for Stalking Assisted Living Facility
An Eau Claire man will spend three years on probation for stalking and frightening an employee of an Eau Claire assisted living facility following the…
WV Woman Sues Nursing Home Defendants for Family Member’s Injuries, Death
A woman is suing several nursing home-related entities for injuries her family member sustained during his residency and his eventual death.
Nursing Facility Employee Says Weekend Staff Were Underpaid and Targeted with False Advertising
A nursing home employee alleges that the managing companies of the facility have engaged in false advertising and categorical underpayment of their “Weekend Warrior”-level staff.
Emotional Exhaustion among US Healthcare Workers before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2019–2021
In this 3-year survey study with an overall sample of 107,122 responses from US healthcare workers before (2019) and twice during (2020 and 2021–2022) the…
Minnesota Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot up a Nursing Home
A 20-year-old Stewartville man is in custody after he allegedly threatened to shoot up his 19-year-old girlfriend’s workplace, according to Olmsted County Sheriff Capt. James…