The US Department of Labor announced February 19, 2021 that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration is now overseeing worker retaliation complaints filed under two…
The Wolf Administration provided an update on Pennsylvania’s progress administering COVID-19 vaccines to residents and staff of long-term and congregate care facilities eligible in Phase…
Two women dressed up as elderly women with bonnets and glasses so they could get the coronavirus vaccine — and their trick worked, at least…
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a former New York nursing home for the death of a resident in its dementia unit who…
The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports review analysis specific to tracking patient safety challenges and improvements across ambulatory, home health, hospital, and nursing home…
After a deadly blast of winter weather overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions of Texans without power, hospitals in the state are also facing…
Nursing home residents were evacuated from a Pennsylvania facility Wednesday night due to heavy smoke from a fire caused by electrical issues with a washer/dryer…
A New Jersey senior care company will pay $714,996 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by making false representations in connection…
On February 14, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their guidance for testing healthcare personnel. The CDC recommendations for COVID-19 testing…
To date, 35% of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths in the United States have occurred among nursing home populations, compared with 14% in Japan.