Paraplegic Nursing Home Resident Charged in Fatal Shooting at Illinois Long-Term Care Facility
A 32-year-old resident of a long-term care facility in Homewood was charged Sunday in the shooting death of another resident.
Texas to allow limited visitation in nursing homes with no active coronavirus cases
For the first time in nearly five months, visitors will be allowed in Texas nursing homes on a limited basis, state health officials announced August 6, reversing a policy intended to keep the state’s most vulnerable populations safe from a pandemic that has proved especially deadly for older people.
NJ Lawmakers Want Changes to Help Nursing Homes Deal with Deadly Outbreaks
New Jersey has begun implementing a handful of expert recommendations to help nursing homes better respond to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, state officials said, but…
Nineteen die of COVID-19 at Texas nursing home, with 24 staff infected
Missouri City officials received notice from Fort Bend County on Aug. 5 that 19 people at Paradigm at First Colony Nursing Home died from the…
FEMA is accused of sending assisted living facilities masks made from underwear fabric
FEMA is being accused of sending faulty personal protective equipment to nursing home facilities across the country.
One of Texas’ Biggest Nursing Home Operators Beset by COVID-19 Cases and Deaths
As COVID-19 spread across Texas in March, it became clear that the virus would batter the state’s 1,200 or so nursing homes, where some of…
NY Sen. Pushes for Nursing Home Study
With legislation stalled in the state Legislature, Republican state Sen. James Tedisco is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to approve a study of the state’s handling…
Nearly 4,000 Alabama Long-Term Care Residents Have Contracted the Coronavirus
The Alabama Department of Public Health reported that 3,968 residents of Alabama long-term care facilities have tested positive for the coronavirus since March, and the…
Scabies case preceded COVID-19 outbreak in Virginia facility
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection didn’t surprise one man who says he had trouble this spring getting appropriate care for…
Alabama family says nursing home delayed care for patriarch who later died of COVID-19
An Alabama family says a Phenix City nursing home failed to inform them in a timely manner about the deteriorating health of their patriarch, who…