NY Lawmakers Examine Challenges Faced by Nursing Homes
Staff at New York’s nursing homes aren’t paid enough to compete with entry-level positions in other industries, which healthcare groups told the state Legislature has…
Patient Arrested after Gunfire Evacuates Georgia Hospital Emergency Room
An armed patient at DeKalb County’s Emory Decatur Hospital caused the evacuation of the hospital’s emergency room and a SWAT team to respond before being…
Nursing home staff who are closest to patients are least likely to be vaccinated, study finds
Staff at long-term care facilities who are the most likely to interact with vulnerable patients are the least likely to have been vaccinated, researchers reported…
Study suggests need to screen older adults for mental health symptoms as pandemic continues
As the pandemic enters a new phase, and talk of getting ‘back to normal’ fades in the face of surging cases of COVID-19 and lagging…
Feds end probe of nursing home deaths in 3 states, but NJ remains under investigation
Last year after COVID spread like wildfire through the nation’s long-term care facilities, the US Department of Justice began investigating the deaths of thousands of…
Nurse Charged with Sexually Assaulting Man at Illinois Nursing Home
A registered nurse from Belleville who worked at a New Athens nursing home has been charged with sexually assaulting a resident there in December.
Rhode Island Seeing Increased Number of Reported Cases of Legionnaire’s Disease
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is notifying the public that it has observed an increase in the number of reported cases of Legionnaires’…
Judge: Iowa Nurse Was Justified in Quitting ‘Unsafe’ Nursing Home
An Iowa judge has ruled that a nurse was justified in quitting her job at a Lee County nursing home due to concerns that staffing…
Nursing homes face ongoing staff shortages — a problem that predates the pandemic
In the years before the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the nation’s long-term care facilities and overwhelmed healthcare workers, Maine nursing homes increasingly hired nurses and…
Tennessee nurse discovers medication violation, up to 100 patients affected
At least 100 patients at a Tennessee medical center could have been exposed to three bloodborne diseases from May to July by a contract nurse…