Sadness and death: Inside the VA’s state nursing-home disaster
For years, the Veterans Affairs has spent upwards of $1 billion a year funding state-run nursing homes for veterans, while requiring only a single annual…
For years, the Veterans Affairs has spent upwards of $1 billion a year funding state-run nursing homes for veterans, while requiring only a single annual…
Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 significantly decreased the probability of virus culture positivity in breakthrough cases versus cases in unvaccinated healthcare workers, according to a…
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing commitment to increasing access to vaccinations and improving health equity, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
Alzheimer disease and other dementias present unique practical challenges for patients, their families, clinicians, and health systems.
New Jersey is dealing with more than 100 active COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes throughout the state, according to health commissioner Judith Persichilli.
Today, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now…
While individuals living in long-term care (LTC) homes have experienced adverse outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection, few studies that have examined a broad range of predictors…
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has launched a new data webpage, COVID-19 Illness After Vaccination, which includes a visualization showing the rate of…
The family of a hospice care patient has filed a medical negligence lawsuit against a Waco nursing home, alleging “inexcusable neglect” of their family member.
The 96-year-old man accused of shooting and killing an employee at the Legacy at Lafayette nursing home on Feb. 3 has been found incompetent to…