Lawsuit: New York Hospital Negligent as Patient Ran Amok with Scissors
A former nursing student at Ellis Hospital who was stabbed in the neck during a rampage by a scissors-wielding patient last year is suing the…
OCR Provides Technical Assistance to Arizona to Ensure Crisis Standards of Care Protect against Age and Disability Discrimination
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has resolved a complaint against the State of Arizona…
Nursing home staff, firefighters rescue man from fire at Ohio nursing facility
Firefighters, paramedics, and nursing home staff broke through a window to rescue a resident during a fire at a nursing facility, according to officials at…
PHCA Testifies as Long-Term Care Providers Continue to Face COVID-19 Challenges
During a state Senate Aging and Youth Committee hearing, Zach Shamberg, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA), outlined continued areas of…
“Esther’s Law” Allowing Cameras in Nursing Home Rooms Passes Ohio Senate
The Senate has okayed a bipartisan bill that allows nursing home and long-term care facility residents and their families to install cameras in their rooms…
COVID-19 Vaccinations Will Be Mandatory for Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia’s six-hospital University of Pennsylvania Health System will make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all employees and clinical staff, the health system said May 19.
Vaccinations Sharply Cut Virus Spread in Nursing Homes, Study Says
Nursing home residents, considered among the most vulnerable to Covid-19, appear to receive significant protection from vaccination, according to research published on Wednesday in the…
COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Proves Effective in New Study
Wastewater testing is an effective way to identify new cases of COVID-19 in nursing homes and other congregate living settings, and it may be particularly…
Delaying second Pfizer vaccines to 12 weeks significantly increases antibody responses in elderly people, study finds
Antibody response in people aged over 80 is three-and-a-half times greater in those who have the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after 12…
Utah Family Sues Caregiver over Stolen Rare Coins, Other Items
After a Utah caregiver pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge pertaining to stolen collectibles valued at nearly $450,000, the victim’s family is now filing…