The Impact of Glove Misuse on Patient Safety during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Gloves are an important part of infection prevention and control, but they are often misused and overused in clinical practice, putting patients at increased risk…
Psychologists, Social Workers in Short Supply as Demand for Behavioral Health Services in Nursing Homes Soar
Coming out of three-plus years of isolation and uncertainty during the worst of the pandemic, perhaps it’s not a surprise that the nation’s nursing home…
FL Assisted Living Facility Resident Found Dead from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound in Parking Lot
A Port St. Lucie man found dead Monday in the parking lot of an assisted living facility died from an “apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” according…
Fourth Dose of BNT162b2 Prevents Severe COVID-19 in Nursing Home Residents
For long-term care facility (LTCF) residents, a fourth dose of BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine confers substantial protection against COVID-19 hospitalization and deaths during an omicron surge,…
Burst Pipe Forces Evacuation at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility
Dozens of residents in a Massachusetts assisted living facility were evacuated Monday after a pipe on the first floor burst, spilling water down into electrical…
Laundry Room Fire Causes California Nursing Home Evacuation
An early morning fire forced the evacuation of about 20 residents at a skilled nursing facility Tuesday in West Hills, fire officials said.
WV Supreme Court Sides with Woman, Daughter in Nursing Home Negligence Case
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals agreed with a circuit court that a woman and her mother were not bound by an arbitration agreement.
Former Oklahoma Nursing Home Employee Pleads Guilty to Abuse
On June 15, Ronald Ingram of Moore, Oklahoma, pled guilty before Oklahoma County District Judge Heather Coyle and was placed on a deferred sentence probation…
Former MI Caregiver Ordered to Stand Trial for Vulnerable Adult Abuse
A caregiver at a Clinton County adult foster home faces trial for vulnerable adult abuse, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Andrew House-Carter, 27, of…
PA Senate Approves Study on LTC Staffing Trends during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Senate approved a resolution that would initiate a study on staffing trends at long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Judy Ward (R-30)…