As Congress continues negotiations on a bipartisan infrastructure framework, long-term care providers are concerned about preliminary discussions that remaining Provider Relief Funds may be used…
Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at…
US health officials said they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals and a nursing home. According to the Centers for…
Despite prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care facilities above all but a handful of states, South Carolina has some of the lowest vaccination rates among…
Families and advocates for the elderly in Kansas argue that with most nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19, some facilities’ visiting rules need to be…
As a growing number of healthcare providers are mandating that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their jobs, workers are beginning to respond…
Last Friday, LeadingAge NY met with top-level Department of Health (DOH) staff responsible for coordinating policy and reimbursement for long term care (LTC) services.
Tens of millions of patients around the world suffer from persistent and potentially life-threatening wounds. These chronic wounds, which are also a leading cause of…
Three employers at a Missouri residential nursing facility exposed workers and residents to asbestos hazards and failed to ensure safe removal of the known carcinogen…
The son of a woman who died at a nursing home in Westfield in 2019 shortly after a photo of her severely bruised and bloodied…