Study Notes Moderate Depression, Anxiety in Health Workers during COVID
In a review of 65 studies from around the world, pooled data indicate that one in five healthcare workers (HCWs) have experienced moderate depression, anxiety,…
Advocates want to allow surveillance cameras in OH LTCs to protect elderly
After failing to get the measure passed in the Ohio Legislature last year, proponents of Esther’s Law are making a push again this year, highlighting…
New Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccines Highly Effective in Nursing Homes
In what is believed to be the first published study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, a research team…
PA says 162 COVID-19-related nursing home investigations took place in February
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is stressing that investigations of nursing home complaints has continued during the pandemic, with 283 complaint investigations in February.
CA AG Sues Nursing Home Chain for Misrepresenting its Quality of Care and Putting Seniors, People with Disabilities at Risk
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a coalition of District and City Attorneys, led by Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, in filing a lawsuit…
OSHA Launches Program to Protect High-Risk Workers from Coronavirus, Focuses on Employers That Retaliate
In response to President Biden’s executive order on protecting worker health and safety, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched…
Covid Cases Plummet 83% among Nursing Home Staffers despite Vaccine Hesitancy
After the rollout of covid vaccines, the number of new covid cases among nursing home staff members fell 83% — from 28,802 for the week…
At Illinois’ biggest nursing home, workers and residents still not vaccinated against COVID-19
Nearly three months into COVID-19 vaccination efforts in nursing homes, workers and residents at Illinois’ largest skilled-nursing facility have yet to be offered shots.
MI Nursing Home Employee Caught Sexually Abusing 83-Year-Old on Cam by Patient’s Son
An employee of an assisted living facility in Minnesota has been charged with sexually assaulting an 83-year-old Alzheimer’s patient, an attack that was witnessed remotely…
AL families still struggling to see loved ones in nursing homes due to COVID-19 restrictions
Nearly a year after visitation restrictions were put into place at nursing homes across Alabama due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many families continue to struggle…