Tornado Forced Urgent Evacuation of Missouri Nursing Home, Residents Heartbroken
In the wake of the EF1 tornado that swept through Sikeston on March 15, Delta South Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Services faced an urgent evacuation…
Drug-Resistant Germs Common in Nursing Homes
VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center researchers and their colleagues discovered two-out-of-three nursing home residents have multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) present in their bodies. GerMDROs…
Daughter Found Guilty of Killing Mom in Virginia Assisted Living Facility
An Indiana woman has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of her mother, who police say was strangled at a Norfolk assisted…
Nursing Home Employee Killed in Parking Lot During Apparent Murder-Suicide
A domestic dispute in the parking lot of a Mississippi nursing home left a certified nursing assistant (CNA) and her shooter dead.
Iowa Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to Life for Sexual Abuse and Trafficking
An Ames man was sentenced to life in federal prison on each of fifteen counts of sex trafficking by fraud and coercion. According to public…
Illinois Nursing Home Resident Whistleblower Protections Signed into Law by Governor
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill into law March 21 to protect nursing home residents from retaliation if they report abuse or neglect.
Texas Woman Arrested for Assaulting a Nurse at Christus Mother Frances Hospital
A woman from Katy, Texas was arrested in Hopkins County on March 21, 2025, after allegedly assaulting a nurse providing care at Christus Mother Frances…
Persistence of Delirium in Postacute Care at Skilled Nursing Facilities
Annually, more than 2 million Medicare beneficiaries are discharged from acute care hospitals to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for postacute care (PAC).
Fire Destroys Nursing Home; Residents Evacuated Safely
Extreme winds stoked fires across Kansas on March 14. In Yates Center, those flames jumped roads and destroyed a nursing home.
Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease Case Investigated in Needham, MA
Massachusetts health officials are investigating one case of healthcare-associated Legionnaires’ disease involving a patient at a Boston-area hospital.