The Department of Justice published guidance today on web accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It explains how state and local governments (entities…
More than 1 in 3 US nursing home residents and nearly 2 in 3 nursing home workers had still not received a COVID-19 booster as…
Fall-related allegations continue to be the most common type of professional liability claim skilled nursing facilities face — making up 36.1% of all claims.
The state Department of Health (DOH) was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York,…
A January report from the state Auditor General’s office did not find that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) intentionally underreported or…
A short-staffed nursing home in Thomasville put its residents in “immediate jeopardy” when it failed to enact an emergency plan, leaving just three people to…
Governor Kay Ivey awarded an additional $80 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to provide reimbursements for…
A bill that would require the state’s nursing homes to use 90% of their Medicaid funding on direct care for residents won’t advance out of…
Following questions related to the Office of Auditor General’s (OAG) January 12 report on COVID-related deaths in long-term care (LTC) facilities and data tracked by…
A bill that would require Connecticut long-term care facilities to check if prospective residents have a criminal history or are on the sex offender registry…