West Virginia Nursing Home Visitation Ban Ends Tuesday
The statewide ban on visitation at nursing homes in West Virginia is lifted as of Tuesday, Aug. 25, as the new color-coded system goes into…
Lawsuit: Nurse fired for reporting cooling issues at Texas nursing home for COVID patients
A former nurse at a San Antonio nursing home chosen to house elderly COVID-19 patients said she was fired after alerting authorities to cooling problems…
Long-Term Care Provider’s Operating Organization Denies Claims Alleged in $1 Million Wrongful Death COVID-19 Lawsuit
The operating organization of a Texas-based long-term care company is vigorously denying the claims alleged in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of…
Dozens of Boxes of Medical Records Found at Texas Recycling Center
Over two dozen boxes of old medical records containing personal patient information were found at the Odessa Recycling Center.
FBI Investigating South Dakota COVID-19 Patient Data Breach
South Dakotans whose COVID-19 status and other personal information was collected by state agencies may be subject to a data breach that is under federal…
Five Injured after Pipe Breaks at Texas Hospital
A steam pipe broke at the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital on Saturday morning, and five people, including two patients, suffered injuries.
Massachusetts suicide prevention advocates sounding alarm during coronavirus crisis
Suicide prevention has never been more important with many facing isolation and unemployment as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Massachusetts advocates who…
Smartphone data show how shared staff spread COVID-19 through nursing homes
COVID-19 infections have spread rapidly through nursing homes despite a ban on visitors to the facilities, and a new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Judith…
Greater Protection for Long-Term Care Staff Ordered by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health
Thursday, August 27, 2020, is the effective compliance date for the recent order from Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health requiring long-term care facilities to provide greater…
OCR Resolves Complaint with Utah after It Revised Crisis Standards of Care to Protect against Age and Disability Discrimination
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it has reached an early case resolution with…