Gas Leak Forces Residents from Florida Nursing Home
Traffic along Cypress Gardens Boulevard was blocked and a nursing home had to be evacuated after a gas leak in Winter Haven Monday morning.
From Maggots to Sex Abuse, Nursing Homes Sue California to Overturn Citations, Fines
At a nursing home in Los Angeles last year, a nurse’s aide was giving a resident a bed bath when she noticed something moving around…
New HHS Study Shows 63-Fold Increase in Medicare Telehealth Utilization during the Pandemic
A new report from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that massive increases in the use of telehealth helped maintain some…
Justice Department Anti-Trafficking Efforts Highlighted in 2021 National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking
Today the White House released the 2021 National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, which lays out a broad-based, multi-disciplinary, whole-of-government approach to addressing this…
Family of Wisconsin Man Sues Hospital over Legionnaires’ Outbreak in 2018
The family of a Sun Prairie man who died after being treated at UW Hospital in late 2018 is suing the hospital, saying he contracted…
Reducing Prolonged Antibiotic Use among Nursing Home Residents
According to a recent study, peer comparison audits and feedbacks are a pragmatic intervention that can help reduce the use of antibiotics for longer durations…
Hospitals and Nursing Homes Frustrated by Ambulance Staffing Shortage
The Massachusetts Ambulance Association estimates the number of staffed vehicles has declined by more than a third since 2015, with the decline accelerating during the…
Nursing Assistant Suspended on Allegations of Sexual Assault
According to a report from the Washington State Department of Health, a nursing assistant in Snohomish County has had his license suspended following allegations of…
Rushing Care by Care Aides Associated with Experiences of Responsive Behaviors from Residents in Nursing Homes
Residents with cognitive impairment favor “slow care,” so rushed care may cause additional responsive behaviors (e.g., verbal threats, hitting) among residents.
With Antibiotic Resistance, ‘We Are Running out of Options’
Experts predict that without intervention, the problem of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections could be catastrophic by 2050, killing nearly 10 million people each year.