A federal mandate requiring nursing home staff members to be vaccinated against COVID-19 could worsen an already severe worker shortage, an advocate for the industry…
Two people suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in New York City on Sept. 10, according to The…
Regulatory waivers established last year to help hospitals and healthcare workers fight COVID-19 will expire this month, and those in the field are warning the…
CDC has updated guidance on SARS-CoV-2 infection control in healthcare settings, streamlining several guidance documents into one and issuing changes for testing recommendations.
The Louisiana Department of Health was aware of plans from seven nursing homes to evacuate their residents to a warehouse in Independence, Louisiana, to shelter…
To address the pressing issue of diminishing immunity among older adults to COVID-19 as well to vaccines designed to protect against the virus, a $4.9…
A couple died on Saturday morning in an apparent murder-suicide at a nursing home in Rochester, New York, according to local authorities.
The Biden-Harris Administration announced today that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is making…
Federal data underestimate the impact of COVID-19 on US nursing homes because federal reporting guidelines did not require facilities to report case and death data…
Cattaraugus County’s two nursing homes have temporarily paused accepting new admissions because officials are afraid of the impact of a state Health Department directive requiring…